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Takayama-sha Sericulture School is a historic silk-farming training centre, founded in 1884 by Takayama Chōgorō. it taught the seion-iku method of silkworm rearing, which used controlled temperature and ventilation to improve silk production. Students came from across Japan and overseas, helping spread the technique. The surviving buildings include the former school and its distinctive two-storey farmhouse, designed to provide suitable conditions for raising silkworms. The site forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites, recognising the importance of Japan's modern silk industry.
The Takayama Sericulture School , also known as the "Takayama-sha Sericulture School" or the "Takayama-sha Sericulture Improvement Society", was a school and research institute located in the city of Fujioka, Gunma. It was founded in 1884 by sericulturist Takayama Chōgorō to teach sericulture and conduct research on improvements to Japan's fledgling silk industry. The school building from 1887 was made a National Historic Site of Japan in 2009. It has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014 under the overall designation of "Tomioka Silk Mill and associated sites".
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