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[[File:Tomioka-silk-mill.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Tomioka Silk Mill, as depicted in an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' print by [[Utagawa Kuniteru II]]]]

[[File:Tomioka-silk-mill.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Tomioka Silk Mill, as depicted in an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' print by [[Utagawa Kuniteru II]]]]

The Tomioka silk mill was one of the earliest and most major [[silk]] reeling factories to be established in [[Meiji period]] Japan, pioneering a shift in the Japanese silk industry towards the widespread use of modern/Western techniques and technologies. Located in [[Gunma prefecture]], the mill is today a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]].

The Tomioka silk mill was one of the earliest and most major [[silk]] reeling factories in [[Meiji period]] Japan. Established by the [[Meiji government]] in [[1872]] with the explicit aim of modernizing Japan's silk industry and expanding Japan's place within the global silk market, it led the way in bringing modern/Western techniques, technologies, and factory structure to the Japanese industry. Located in [[Gunma prefecture]], the 140 meter brick building housed hundreds of reeling machines operated by around 400 women.

A strike conducted by the silk mill's workers in [[1898]] is oft-cited as a notable example of the grueling labor practices of the time, and the beginnings of a modern labor movement in Japan.

A strike conducted by the silk mill's workers in [[1898]] is oft-cited as a notable example of the grueling labor practices of the time, and the beginnings of a modern labor movement in Japan.

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[[Category:Meiji Period]]

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[[Category:Historic Buildings]]

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