"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 the location was nearby Edo (Tokyo), their washi business had been prospered through the 18-19C. Every valley villages produced Washi widely in this area. The technical and material points of view, it is guessed that they were closely linked with Ogawa Washi.
In the modern period, the last workshop closed in 1963. After that, in 1987, the local government built the "Gundō-shi House" to remain the washi making history and technique.
They use local wild Kozo, very rare species like Hime-Kozo (Kozo original species) and Tsuru-Kozo (Vine Kozo). It can be similar to the original Washi feeling.