Plot: The Tomioka Silk Mill was the first modern factory ever built in Japan. Completed in 1872, it marked a major step for the country in its transformation from a traditional society to a high-tech industrialized nation

Journeys In Japan - Season 5 - Tomioka: Cradle of Japan's Modernization (Episode 26)
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, August 19 2014
10 years ago
Tuesday, August 19 2014
10 years ago