10th Anniversary Symposium of Tomioka Silk Mill.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture".

By AI of "Isesaki FM".

An international symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of the registration of the "Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites" as a World Cultural Heritage was held on the 11th at the Gunma Music Center in Takasaki City. At the symposium, the "Gunma Declaration" was adopted, aiming for the conservation and sustainable development of heritage, and the introduction of a new concept, the "Heritage Ecosystem", was proposed. The declaration was adopted by about 80 experts from 19 countries, and confirmed the importance of comprehensively conserving and reconstructing diverse elements such as knowledge and pride of heritage.