Tajima Residence

I don't know until I hear the explanation from the volunteer guide.

Original Text

When I visited last time, I didn't have time to hear the guide's story, and because of the corona, I couldn't enter the room of Kuwaba, so honestly, this building is a World Heritage Site. I didn't know, but this time I heard the guide's explanation, I was able to enter the room of Kuwaba, and watch the video, so I understood the cultural value of Yahei Tajima's old house. Houses with yagura on the roof can be often seen in sericulture farmers, but ventilation ... depending on yagura.

A world heritage site that is not well known

Original Text

On the way down the Honjo Kodama IC on the Kanetsu Expressway and heading toward Isesaki, there was a signboard for Yahei Tajima's old house, and when I looked it up, I heard that it was registered as a World Heritage Site. Following the instructions at the entrance to the old house, I parked at the Shimamura Silkworm's hometown Park parking lot along the Tone River and went to the old house while looking at the mulberry fields. Despite Sunday's World Heritage Site, there were few people and the volunteer guide enthusiastically explained it. It looks like an old wealthy farmer's house, so Japanese sericulture technology ...

World Heritage Sites の constitute assets

Original Text

It is a constituent asset of the World Heritage "Tomioka Silk Mill and Silk Industrial Heritage Group", but it seems that it has no direct relationship with the Tomioka Silk Mill. Yahei Tajima, who established a modern breeding method for silkworms and made a fortune by exporting them overseas, is strongly related to Eiichi Shibusawa, Takamori Saigo, and the imperial family (who also raises silkworms in the imperial court), and his old house is related to the silk industry. Building, The machines remained, and I was able to understand the relationship with the work at the Tomioka silk mill and the Araiwa wind hole I visited before.

It's a World Heritage Site, but maybe you don't have to go see this building.

Original Text

I went to the site and learned that it is registered as a World Heritage Site as part of the Silk Industrial Heritage Group, but this building is not very valuable, and the owner Yahei Tajima contributed to the silk industry. Because The mansion is also registered as a World Heritage Site. The building itself is not particularly characteristic. Unfortunately, I only had the impression of an old farmer.

World Heritage Site "Fugang System Site と Site Industrial Heritage Group" constitutes an asset の one つ

Original Text

Yahei Tajima's old house in Isesaki City. It is one of the constituent assets of the World Heritage "Tomioka Silk Mill and Silk Industrial Heritage Group" represented by Tomioka Silk Mill. We recommend that you visit while listening to the guide's story.