SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA

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At the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, the initiatives in this research field were introduced in a special exhibition, "SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA Project" (January 7, 2020, to February 7, 2020). [ Leaflet PDF ]

What is "SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA"?

The name "SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA" means the desire and determination to revive the Japanese sericulture and silk industry from Yamaga, located in the valley surrounded by mountains, and to make a breakthrough as a global silk industry base. The SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA project is expected to have the following four effects.

1. Elimination of idle land and abandoned land by expanding mulberry fields and factories
2. Operation of factories, creation of local employment created by the accumulation of related industries, and promotion of settlement for young people
3. Development of sixth industrialization and revitalization of local industries in cooperation with local companies
4. Yamaga Silk, a world-class brand with new added value and high functionality, enhances the Japanese brand and increases the number of exchanged people

The SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA project contributes not only to the effect of increasing direct employment at the Year-round sterile sericulture facility but also to the creation of towns, people, and work in Yamaga City, and to become a model for regional revitalization. Also, we will establish a new silk industry as a business by conducting various public cooperation from countries, prefectures, cities, and jointly working with top companies in Japan from market development to controlling commercial distribution.

This research field plays the role of "study" and is involved in the SILK on VALLEY YAMAGA project, contributing to industry-academia collaboration and regional revitalization.