No trip to Nikko can be said to be complete without a trip to Toshogu (東照宮), especially since the one at Nikko holds the tomb of Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康), the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Within the shrine's compounds, there were lots of tall, straight cedar trees, like this one here
After leaving Nikko, we took a detour to Tomioka (富岡) to visit the famous silk factory there. It was the first silk factory to be built in Japan, right after the Meiji Restoration, and played an important role in the modernisation of Japan's silk industry.
This is an example of the old silk machine used back in the days when the factory first started. Rows of these machines would be operated by young ladies employed to work in the factory.
Within the shrine's compounds, there were lots of tall, straight cedar trees, like this one here
After leaving Nikko, we took a detour to Tomioka (富岡) to visit the famous silk factory there. It was the first silk factory to be built in Japan, right after the Meiji Restoration, and played an important role in the modernisation of Japan's silk industry.
This is an example of the old silk machine used back in the days when the factory first started. Rows of these machines would be operated by young ladies employed to work in the factory.
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