{"id":3743,"date":"2020-04-28T15:06:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T06:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poj.co.jp\/paper\/?p=3743"},"modified":"2020-05-01T19:39:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T10:39:48","slug":"hk-01-itani-shinji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poj.co.jp\/paper\/site\/district\/hk-01-itani-shinji\/","title":{"rendered":"HK-01 Hiikawa Washi \/ Itani Shinji"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\tIzumo(\u51fa\u96f2) is the place of Japanese myth. The deep mountain area is well known for the myth of the Eight-Heads Dragon (Yamata-no-Orochi) and the ancient iron-making for the sword. Washi-making history is also very old, one of the oldest Washi production districts. <\/strong>
\nThe name \u201cHiikawa\u201d was named independently by the current master Mr Itani Shinji’s father, using the name of the river which is streaming nearby. <\/strong>
\nHe makes various papers using Kozo\/Mitsumata\/Gampi, is good at the mix-material and dyed paper which is quite unique and attractive, rather than standard single-material paper. Hiikawa Washi has a high reputation among Japanese Folk crafts world.<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPAPERS\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDISTRICT INFO\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWORKSHOP INFO\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARTISANS\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\tPAPERS\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t