ICTSS Walking Tour: COURSE-B

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Free course

Overview

Explore Kiryufs historical streetscape, famous temples and unique architecture.
Visit the industrial and cultural heritages. Trace Kiryu Textile's 1,300 years of history.
Take time to immerse yourself in the original tradition and culture of Kiryu.


Highlights
Take a walking tour at downtown Kiryu to see Kiryu's historical streetscape:
Downtown Kiryu Historical Building
Kiryu Shinmachi Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings (selected by the National Government "Agency for Cultural Affairs")
The Kiryu Tenman-gu Shrine (a Prefectural Cultural Treasure)
Famous company in the world born in Kiryu
Facilities related textile's called "Kiryu-Ori".

Schedule for a Day Trip
Toyoko Inn Kiryu-eki Minami-guchi (The meeting place, 10:00) = = Kiryu Club = = Kamanaru-lane (Kanamaru-komichi) = = MATSUI KNITTING CRAFTS MFG., LTD. = = Yurinkan (Former Yano Warehouses) / Yanoen (Yano Co., Ltd) = Gunma University Faculty of Engineering Commemoration Hall [Lunch time] = = The Kiryu Tenman-gu Shrine precincts = = Yotsuji No Saika = = Shinmachi, Kiryu important traditional buildings preservation district = = Isamiya rice cracker = = Miwa Shrine = = Kiryu Orimono Kinenkan (Kiryu Textile Union Memorial Hall) = Tourism and Souvenirs Center Watarase = = Toyoko Inn Kiryu-eki Minami-guchi (Breakup)