Kanazawa, the capital of Kaga, was the big castle city of the Lord clan Maeda. There were high and wide demands for papers since the end of the 16C. Futamata is located just behind Kanazawa centre over a mountain. The village was certified as the official paper-making place in 1596. After that, they had been making various type of paper for Kanazawa market, ex: gold-leaf beating paper, Hosho (official document paper), painting paper and so on. The tradition is surely inherited by 2 workshops.
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