Tomioka
Tomioka, in Gunma Prefecture, is home to the Tomioka Silk Mill, Japan's first full-scale mechanised silk-reeling factory, built in the early Meiji era and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 along with related silk-industry heritage sites in the region. At the city's western edge stands Mount Myogi, considered one of Japan's three great scenic mountain landscapes. The Nukisaki Shrine, the principal shrine of the former Kozuke Province, is also here.
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- Population47,911
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 9.2 km5.7 mi
Nearest airports
Tomioka: quick answers
Where is Tomioka?
Tomioka is in Tomioka City, Japan, about 78 km48 miles in a straight line from Nagano.
How do you get to Tomioka?
The nearest airport is Fussa (OKO), about 1 hr 33 min away by road. The nearest train station is 本庄早稲田, about 31 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Tomioka?
The warmest month is August, averaging 24°C75°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 1°C33°F. The wettest month is July, with about 281 mm11.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Tomioka?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 17 restaurants, 8 cafés and 11 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Tomioka?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Tsurugashima, Fujioka and Maebashi. Tomioka is listed among the day trips from Tokyo.