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Kiryu

A city with a long traditional silk culture
The city of Kiryu is a place with an abundance of nature, having the Watarase river and Kiryu river running within the city. The city is located in the foothills of Nikko and Mount Akagi. It is said that Textile and sericulture were introduced by Kyoto a long time ago, and since then, the textile industry has been booming. About 400 years ago, by the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the town of “Kiryu-shinmachi” was created and because of this, the area developed even more to become a textile city.

Kiryu is an area where the new town was founded about 400 years ago by orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Buildings that were built between the late Edo period and the beginning of the Showa period are well preserved as well as is the land divisions of the town as it was when the town was first established. These historic silk-fabric-related buildings show the historical environment to this day. For these reasons, in 2012, this place was designated as the fifth “Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District” in the Kanto area.

The center of the textile industry supported the Japanese economy. We can only imagine how much exciting drama occurred in this place. Take time to linger on those kinds of thoughts while walking around this special place.
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