Emperor Yuryaku is also known for having promoted the sericultural industry by inviting handicraftsmen such as Ayahatori and Kurehartori from Wu (Sung (Southern Dynasty)) and by gathering and controlling scattered people of the Hata clan.
この他、呉国（宋(南朝)）から手工業者・漢織（あやはとり）・呉織（くれはとり）らを招き、また、分散していた秦民（秦氏の民）の統率を強化して、養蚕業を奨励したことも知られる。