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Tomioka Silk Mill displays 500 silkworms to honor the insect

July 14, 2017 update!

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One day in late May, the Tomioka Silk Mill was bustling with activity, but with visitors instead of workers toiling away on the silk reeling machines.

Crowds have become a common sight at the historic factory in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, after it was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 2014.

There is also a sanctuary for silkworms where visitors can watch them chomp on mulberry leaves all through... (TOSHIYUKI TAKEYA/ Staff Writer)

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