Material: Mitsumata 三椏/ミツマタ
Mitsumata belongs to the "Thymelaeaceae" of plants genus family, in the same group with Gampi. The name means "three-pronged", because of its branch shape.The history as paper material is not…
Material: Gampi 雁皮/ガンピ
Gampi is one of the original materials in Japan. The Gampi paper has been called "King of paper". The oldest, dated on AD702, remaining paper in Japan was made from…
Material: Kozo 楮/コウゾ
Kozo is a kind of mulberry species, botanical point of view it is hybrid of “Broussonetia kazinoki” and “Broussonetia papyrifera”. It is the most popular material, roughly more than 90%…
Material: Neri (Dispersant) ネリ
"Neri" is the function name, what is used for well-melt of fibre when for scooping. Sometimes it's easily misunderstood, the Neri is not adhesive, it works as a dispersant. Neri…