[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.