Tomioka Nikki (Chiku Ma Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Tomioka Silk Mill was Japan's first instrumentalized government-operated silk mill and was the largest in the world at the time. This book is a diary written by a woman who became an apprentice there and later became an instructor at Japan's first privately owned mechanized silk mill (Rokkosha) in Nagano. This record of her pride in her work at the beginning of the Meiji era, with the expectations of those around her, is a valuable document of the modern reproduction and development of industry and women's participation in society. Includes a guide to cultural heritage sites and facilities that illustrate Japan's modern silk industry.

富岡製糸場は日本初の器械化された官営製糸場で、規模は当時世界一。本書は、そこで伝習工女となり、その後長野で日本初の民営器械化製糸場(六工社)の指導員となった女性が書いた日記。明治初頭、周囲の期待を背にプライドをもって仕事に臨んだこの記録は、近代殖産興業、女性の社会参加の貴重なドキュメント。日本の近代製糸業がわかる文化遺産と施設の案内付き。