Mino is one of the oldest and biggest Washi production districts, was listed on the UNESCO world heritage in 2014. The one of the oldest remaining paper in Japan is Mino paper, which is a family register and tax paid record dated in AD702.
There were many Washi production sites in the Itadori River (板取川) basin widely, more than 5,000 houses for Washi in the golden age in the 19th century. At present, the centre of production is Warabi area. Mino Washi has been the standard of Shoji (障子: papered sliding window) Paper. Most of the other districts had been following their paper.
The paper, which is made with the genuine traditional method, distinguishes it from others and is called “Hon-Mino shi (本美濃紙)”. It is used for important traditional construction like the national treasures.