SR-30 Shiroishi Washi / Kurafuto Shiroishi
Shiroishi Washi was the part of Japan important historical moment. It was used for the Surrender document of WW2 between Japan and the USA. There is a couple of hundred…
SC-30 Inaka Kougei Kan
SC-30 Inaka Kougei Kan
Ms Kashiwagi Kazue is a very cute lady aged 84. She is making washi at the public facility provided by the Kawai village. For her long contribution to Washi, she…
GD-30 Gundō shi house
GD-30 Gundō-Shi House
"The Gundō Washi history started just after the big war in 1615 (The siege of Osaka in Summer = The end of Toyotomi clan) by the fugitive warriors. Because of…
YT-01 Yatsuo Washi / Keijusha
There were almost 500 paper-makers alongside Ida River in Yatsuo town 100 years ago. This province “Ecchu” was famous as medicine production. The Ecchu-washi was grown with medicine business, like…
WK-01 Wakasa Washi House
WK-01 Wakasa Washi House
The introduction of this workshop is in re-writing. Coming soon. PAPERS DESTRICT INFO WORKSHOP INFO ARTISANS PAPERS DESTRICT INFO Code WK Name Wakasa Washi (若狭和紙) Another Name Obama Gami (小浜紙)…
UC-01 Abe Seishi
UC-01 Uchiyama Gami / Abe Seishi
Uchiyama was one of the biggest Shoji paper production areas 100 years ago. Today, only Abe family keeps making hand-made Shoji paper in this district. The Washi making technique was…
TN-01 Tohno Washi Kobo
TN-01 Tohno Washi Kobo
According to the local history record, 106 houses, around 40% of villagers, were making Washi in 1743. In 1887, the number increased to almost 400 houses. However, same as other…
TK-01 Chijimatsu Washi Workshop
TK-01 Tokudi Washi / Chijimatsu Washi Workshop
Around 1200, a Buddhist monk "Chougen" taught the Washi making method to the people. Through the 17-19C, the Lord protect and support them as the three major productions of Choshu-han.…
TF-01 Tango-Futamata Washi / Tanaka Seishi Kogyosho
Tango, the north part of Kyoto, was one of the oldest paper making districts. A part of it, Futamata village passed the history more than 1,000 years always with the…
SY-01 Tesuki-Washi Kinenkan
SY-01 Suruga-Yuno Gami / Tesuki-Washi Kinenkan
Mr Naito Tsuneo learnt Washi-making from some of the master artisans widely in Japan. After that learning season, he built his own workshop at the foot of Mt.Fuji in 1976.…