- SAITAMA PHOTO ALBUM -
Katakura Silk Commemorative Museum (片倉シルク記念館)
A museum located within the Katakura Industry's cocoon warehouse at their Kumagaya workshop, the last silk factory, which introduce the actual process used to produce the silk reeling machines and raw silk used in the factory and the life inside the factory. Visitors can see the actual machines that were used as well as a memorial gallery and the state of the warehouse as it was when operational. In 2007 it was designated as a site of Heritage of Industrial Modernization.
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Details
- Hours
- 10:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
- Closed
- Monday, Tuesday, and others There may be days when the facility is closed.
- Fees
- [Admission fee]Free
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
- Note
- Temporary closure:Currently closed (information as of June 15, 2020)
*Information may be changed, so please be sure to check the official information. - Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes (may be closed during typhoons)
- Estimated stay time
- 30-60 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes (No to the 2nd floor due to stairs)
- Infant friendly
- Yes (in the case of a baby car, it is not possible due to the stairs to the 2nd floor)
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Saitama Areas
Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you'll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.
