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Industry & Tech ／ Food & Drink 14 entries

• Mentai Park Gunma

  めんたいパーク群馬
  Gunma / Kanra ／ Seafood processing & factory tours

  A mentaiko factory in Gunma. Located inland, it shows the production process together with exhibits.

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• Calpis Mirai no Museum Gunma Plant

  カルピスみらいのミュージアム群馬工場
  Gunma / Tatebayashi ／ Lactic acid drinks & corporate museum

  A corporate museum attached to a factory in Tatebayashi. Calpis went on sale in 1919.

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• Gateau Festa Harada Head Office Plant

  ガトーフェスタ ハラダ本社工場
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Confectionery & factory tours

  A confectionery factory in Takasaki. It shows the process of baking Gateau Festa Harada's rusks.

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• Suntory Natural Water Beer Brewery Gunma

  サントリー天然水のビール工場群馬
  Gunma / Chiyoda ／ Beverages & beer factory

  A brewery in Chiyoda. It brews with natural water drawn from deep underground.

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• Haruna Beverage Haruna Plant

  ハルナビバレッジ榛名工場
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Beverages & OEM

  A beverage plant in Haruna. It does contract production.

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• Monodock Domremy Outlet Takasaki

  モノドック・ドンレミーアウトレット高崎
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Western confectionery manufacturing

  A Western-style confectionery factory in Takasaki. It has a direct sales shop attached.

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• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Takasaki Factory

  大塚製薬高崎工場
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Pharmaceuticals & beverages

  A factory in Takasaki. It makes drinks such as Pocari Sweat.

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• Nihon Canpack Akagi Plant

  日本キャンパック赤城工場
  Gunma / Maebashi ／ Beverage filling

  A beverage plant in Akagi. It fills beverages for other companies on contract.

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• Kiryu City Yurinkan

  桐生市有鄰館
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Brewing warehouses & industrial heritage

  The Yurinkan in Kiryu. A group of earthen storehouses once used for brewing, now used as a cultural venue.

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• Shoda Shoyu Head Office Plant

  正田醤油本社工場
  Gunma / Tatebayashi ／ Soy sauce & fermentation

  A soy sauce plant in Tatebayashi. Founded in 1873, it handles the fermentation process.

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• Nagai Shuzo

  永井酒造
  Gunma / Kawaba ／ Sake & river-system brewing

  A sake brewery in Kawaba. Using water from the Tanigawa mountain range, it brews sake with a particular focus on water.

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• Gunma Prefectural Meat Wholesale Market

  群馬県食肉卸売市場
  Gunma / Tamamura ／ Meat processing & market

  The prefecture's meat wholesale market. It handles everything from slaughter to processing.

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• Akagi Foods

  赤城フーズ
  Gunma / Maebashi ／ Ume plum processing & food

  An ume processor in Maebashi. It makes crunchy karikari ume.

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• Yukiguni Aguri Head Office Plant

  雪国アグリ本社工場
  Gunma / Numata ／ Konjac foods

  A head office plant that makes foods using konnyaku.

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Industry & Tech ／ Crafts 44 entries

• Gunma Kokeshi

  ぐんまのこけし
  Gunma / Maebashi and other areas ／ Creative kokeshi dolls

  Creative kokeshi dolls of Gunma.

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• Yamaki Minakami Plant

  ヤマキみなかみ工場
  Gunma / Minakami ／ Pottery & manufacturing experience

  A food factory in Minakami that makes dashi stock and mentsuyu noodle sauce. It offers hands-on production experiences.

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• Joshu Tomioka Geta

  上州富岡下駄
  Gunma / Tomioka ／ Woodwork & footwear

  Geta from Tomioka. They are made by hollowing out wood.

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• Joshu Shakuhachi

  上州尺八
  Gunma / Prefecture-wide ／ Bamboo musical instruments

  Shakuhachi from Joshu. It is made from the root end of the bamboo.

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• Joshu Bamboo Arrows

  上州竹矢
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Archery equipment & bamboo crafts

  Bamboo arrows from Joshu. Bamboo is shaved to make arrows for the bow.

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• Joshu Custom-Made Hanten

  上州誂え袢纏
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Dyeing & work clothes

  Hanten from Joshu. Dyed garments made to order as work wear.

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• Joshu Takasaki Chusen Tenugui

  上州高崎注染手ぬぐい
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Chusen dyeing

  Chusen dyeing from Takasaki. A stencil is laid on the cloth and dye is poured from above, dyeing both sides at once.

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• Ueno Village Woodwork

  上野村木工
  Gunma / Ueno ／ Woodwork & local timber

  Woodwork from Ueno Village. It uses local wood.

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• Isesaki Kukuri Kasuri

  伊勢崎括り絣
  Gunma / Isesaki ／ Kasuri & kukuri tie-resist technique

  Kukuri kasuri from Isesaki. The threads are bound and dyed in separate colors.

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• Isesaki Kasuri

  伊勢崎絣
  Gunma / Isesaki ／ Silk textiles & kasuri

  Kasuri from Isesaki. It has a technique called heiyo-gasuri that uses stencils.

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• Iriyama Menpa

  入山メンパ
  Gunma / Nakanojo ／ Bentwood ware & woodwork

  Menpa from Iriyama. Bentwood lunch boxes used to be made here.

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• Kuni Menpa

  六合のめんぱ
  Gunma / Nakanojo ／ Bentwood ware & woodwork

  Menpa from Kuni. Lunch boxes made from red pine or sawara cypress.

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• Maebashi Hina Dolls

  前橋びな
  Gunma / Maebashi ／ Seasonal festival dolls

  Hina dolls from Maebashi. Decorations for the seasonal festivals are made.

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• Tano-Fujioka Bamboo Craft

  多野藤岡の竹工芸
  Gunma / Fujioka ／ Bamboo crafts

  Bamboo craft from Tano-Fujioka. Bamboo is split and woven.

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• Ota Shibori and Hashimoto Shibori Shop

  太田の絞り・橋本絞店
  Gunma / Ota ／ Shibori tie-dyeing

  Tie-dyeing from Ota. Joshu cotton is bound and dipped in indigo.

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• Annaka Forged Blades

  安中打刃物
  Gunma / Annaka ／ Forging & blades

  Forged blades from Annaka. Blades are made by forging.

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• Ojima Neputa Lanterns

  尾島ねぷた灯籠
  Gunma / Ota ／ Paper & bamboo crafts

  Neputa lanterns from Ojima. Large lanterns are built from paper and bamboo.

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• Tsukiyono Ware

  月夜野焼
  Gunma / Minakami ／ Pottery

  Tsukiyono ware. Pottery fired in Minakami.

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• Kiryu Zaguri Cloth

  桐生座繰布
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Silk textiles

  Zaguri from Kiryu. Thread is drawn from cocoons with a hand-turned tool.

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• Kiryu Hand-Painted Family Crests

  桐生手描き紋章上絵
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Dyeing & crests

  Crest painting from Kiryu. Crests are painted in by hand.

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• Kiryu Shinmachi Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings

  桐生新町重要伝統的建造物群
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Weaving city & industrial landscape

  The Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Kiryu Shinmachi. Textile mills with sawtooth roofs remain in the town.

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• Kiryu Yokoburi Embroidery

  桐生横振刺繍
  Gunma / Kiryu and other areas ／ Machine embroidery

  Yokoburi embroidery from Kiryu. Pictures are drawn by swinging the sewing machine needle from side to side.

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• Kiryu Folk Craft Tatami

  桐生民芸畳
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Tatami & rush crafts

  Folk craft tatami from Kiryu. Rush is woven into floor coverings.

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• Kiryu Shibori

  桐生絞
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Shibori tie-dyeing

  Shibori from Kiryu. It combines binding and dyeing.

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• Kiryu-ori Textiles

  桐生織
  Gunma / Kiryu and other areas ／ Silk textiles & multi-variety weaving

  Kiryu-ori. A production area with a 1,200-year history, seven weaving techniques and a wide variety of products.

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• Kiryu Bagworm Craft

  桐生蓑虫工芸
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Natural material crafts

  Bagworm craft from Kiryu. It uses natural materials.

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• Haruna Kimekomi Dolls

  榛名の木目込
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Dolls & kimekomi

  Kimekomi dolls from Haruna. Grooves are carved in a paulownia body and cloth is tucked into them.

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• Shinto Ear Ornaments

  榛東の耳飾り
  Gunma / Shinto ／ Personal ornament crafts

  Ear ornaments from Shinto. A personal ornament craft of a place where many Jomon-period ear ornaments have been excavated.

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• Numata Ukimoku

  沼田うきもく
  Gunma / Numata ／ Woodwork & uzukuri raised-grain finish

  Uzukuri from Numata. Woodwork that makes the growth rings of the wood stand out in relief.

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• Numata Braided Cords

  沼田の組紐
  Gunma / Numata ／ Braided cords

  Braided cords from Numata. Silk threads are braided into cord.

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• Kanra Shinobue

  甘楽篠笛
  Gunma / Kanra ／ Bamboo musical instruments

  Shinobue from Kanra. A transverse flute made by boring holes in bamboo.

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• Tajima Yahei Sericulture Farm

  田島弥平旧宅
  Gunma / Isesaki ／ Sericulture & World Heritage

  The former Tajima Yahei residence in Isesaki. A silkworm-rearing farmhouse for the seiryo-iku method, with a raised ventilation roof on top.

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• Kanna Town Dinosaur Woodwork

  神流町恐竜木工
  Gunma / Kanna ／ Woodwork & local design

  Woodwork from Kanna Town. It incorporates designs from a place where dinosaur footprints were found.

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• Kiryu Wafu Silk Garabo Tsumugi

  絹がら紡紬桐生和布
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Recycled silk & weaving

  Silk waste is respun and woven. A recycled-silk cloth from Kiryu.

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• Textile Museum Yukari

  織物参考館紫
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Textiles & hands-on experience

  A textile museum in Kiryu. Looms are operated, and visitors can try dyeing and weaving.

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• Jishoji Ware

  自性寺焼
  Gunma / Annaka ／ Pottery

  Jishoji ware. Pottery fired in Annaka.

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• Kiryu Shibori Dyeing with Indigo and Plant Dyes

  藍・草木を使った桐生絞り染め
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Natural dyeing

  Tie-dyeing in Kiryu using indigo and plant dyes.

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• Fujioka Onigawara Tiles

  藤岡鬼面瓦
  Gunma / Fujioka ／ Roof tiles & ogre-tile makers

  Onigawara from Fujioka. In a place that fired roof tiles in Kanto, ridge ornaments are carved.

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• Tatebayashi Tsumugi

  館林紬
  Gunma / Tatebayashi ／ Cotton and silk textiles

  Tsumugi from Tatebayashi, woven from cotton yarn.

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• Takayama-sha Sericulture School

  高山社跡
  Gunma / Fujioka ／ Sericulture education & World Heritage

  The Takayama-sha site in Fujioka. A sericulture school that taught seion-iku, a method combining ventilation and temperature.

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• Takasaki Daruma

  高崎だるま
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Papier-mache & good-luck charms

  Daruma from Takasaki. The face has eyebrows likened to cranes and whiskers likened to turtles, and output is the highest in Japan.

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• Takasaki Maneki Neko

  高崎まねき猫
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Papier-mache & folk toys

  Beckoning cats from Takasaki. Folk toys made of papier-mache.

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• Takasaki Kendo Equipment

  高崎剣道具
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Martial arts equipment & leather

  Kendo equipment from Takasaki. Masks and gauntlets are made from leather and cloth.

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• Takasaki Hand-Carved Seal Engraving

  高崎手彫篆刻
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Stone carving & seals

  Hand-carved seal engraving from Takasaki. Seals are carved in stone.

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Industry & Tech ／ Manufacturing & Technology 16 entries

• IHI Aerospace Tomioka Plant

  IHIエアロスペース富岡事業所
  Gunma / Tomioka ／ Rockets & aerospace

  A facility in Tomioka. It makes solid-fuel rocket motors.

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• SUBARU Gunma Plant Oizumi Plant

  SUBARU群馬製作所大泉工場
  Gunma / Oizumi ／ Automobile engines & transmissions

  A plant in Oizumi. It makes engines and transmissions.

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• SUBARU Gunma Plant Main Plant

  SUBARU群馬製作所本工場
  Gunma / Ota ／ Automobiles & finished vehicle manufacturing

  SUBARU's main plant in Ota. With Nakajima Aircraft as its predecessor, it still builds finished vehicles today.

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• SUBARU Gunma Plant Yajima Plant

  SUBARU群馬製作所矢島工場
  Gunma / Ota ／ Automobiles & factory tours

  The Yajima Plant in Ota. Visitors can tour vehicle assembly.

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• Konnyaku Park

  こんにゃくパーク
  Gunma / Kanra ／ Konjac & factory tours

  A konnyaku factory in Kanra. Visitors can tour the production process and sample dishes.

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• Shigeru Kogyo Head Office Plant

  しげる工業本社工場
  Gunma / Ota ／ Automotive interiors

  A head office plant that makes automotive interior parts.

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• Sanden Yattajima Plant

  サンデン八斗島事業所
  Gunma / Isesaki ／ Automotive thermal management

  A facility in Isesaki. It makes equipment that controls heat in vehicles.

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• Mitsuba Headquarters and R&D

  ミツバ本社・研究開発
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Automotive electrical equipment

  A maker of automotive electrical equipment headquartered in Kiryu. It makes wipers and motors.

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• Taiyo Yuden R&D Center

  太陽誘電R&Dセンター
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Electronic components & materials

  Taiyo Yuden's research and development base. It handles electronic components and materials.

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• Yamagishi Seisakusho

  山岸製作所
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Precision cutting & aerospace

  It does precision cutting. It also makes aerospace parts.

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• Nihon Michelin Tire Ota Site

  日本ミシュランタイヤ太田サイト
  Gunma / Ota ／ Tires & R&D

  A Michelin base in Ota. It carries out tire research and development.

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• NHK Spring Gunma Plant

  日本発条群馬工場
  Gunma / Ota ／ Automotive springs & seats

  A factory in Gunma. It makes car seats and interior parts.

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• NSK Steering Base

  日本精工ステアリング拠点
  Gunma / Maebashi ／ Bearings & steering technology

  An NSK base. It handles bearing and steering technology.

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• Toa Kogyo Head Office Plant

  東亜工業本社工場
  Gunma / Ota ／ Car bodies & housing components

  It makes car body parts and housing components.

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• Gunma Prefectural College of Health Sciences

  群馬県立県民健康科学大学
  Gunma / Maebashi ／ Medical technology education

  A prefectural university. It is responsible for education in medical technology.

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• Ashio Copper Mine and Upper Watarase River Related Materials in Gunma

  足尾銅山と渡良瀬川上流関連群馬資料
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Mine pollution & environmental history

  Through materials from the Gunma side, it tells how mining pollution from the Ashio Copper Mine reached the lower Watarase River.

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Industry & Tech ／ Services & Others 10 entries

• Joshu Yaki-Manju Tools

  上州焼き饅頭道具
  Gunma / Maebashi ／ Food culture utensils

  Skewers and tools used for yaki-manju. They support Gunma's food culture.

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• Imai Daruma Shop NAYA

  今井だるま店NAYA
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Daruma dolls & overseas expansion

  A daruma shop in Takasaki. It also sells overseas.

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• Tsuchiya Gosei

  土屋合成
  Gunma / Tomioka ／ Injection molding & IoT

  An injection molding company. It has introduced IoT into its processes.

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• Sakamoto Kogyo Head Office Plant

  坂本工業本社工場
  Gunma / Ota ／ Fuel tanks & exhaust systems

  It makes fuel tanks and exhaust system parts.

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• Ota City Industrial Support Center

  太田市産業支援センター
  Gunma / Ota ／ Manufacturing support

  A facility through which Ota City supports manufacturing. It handles prototyping and technical consultations.

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• Tomioka Silk Mill

  富岡製糸場
  Gunma / Tomioka ／ Silk reeling & World Heritage

  A government-run silk mill opened in 1872. A World Cultural Heritage site where the buildings from its founding remain.

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• Iwasa Kogyo

  岩佐工業
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Plastics & molds

  It handles plastics and molds.

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• Ishii Koki

  石井工機
  Gunma / Fujioka ／ Refrigeration and air conditioning equipment

  It makes industrial machinery, conveyor systems and precision metal parts.

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• Gunma Prefectural Nippon Silk Center

  群馬県立日本絹の里
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Silk industry & hands-on exhibits

  The prefectural silk center. It exhibits the history of sericulture and silk, and visitors can try dyeing and weaving.

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• Arafune Cold Storage

  荒船風穴
  Gunma / Shimonita ／ Silkworm egg storage & World Heritage

  Arafune Cold Storage in Shimonita. A facility that stored silkworm eggs using the cold air that comes out from gaps in the rocks.

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Studios & Kilns ／ Crafts 3 entries

• Isesaki Kasuri

  伊勢崎絣
  Gunma / Isesaki ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Threads tied and dyed before weaving; as meisen it clothed a generation of Japanese women.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Kiryu Textiles

  桐生織
  Gunma / Kiryu ／ Dyeing & weaving

  Ranked with Nishijin as Japan's other great weaving city; seven of its techniques are designated together.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

• Takasaki Daruma and Shorinzan

  高崎だるまと少林山達磨寺
  Gunma / Takasaki ／ Mingei folk craft / Crafts & pottery

  Eight in ten of Japan's daruma dolls are made here, their brows drawn as cranes and beards as tortoises.

  Details ／ Wikipedia (Japanese)

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