Artisans in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture ... instead of the easier-to-oxidize Kent paper. As a document made of Echizen Washi dating back nearly 1,300 years remains in existence at the Shosoin ...

Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture is a major center for washi paper production. There, papermaker Igarashi Masami created "Food Paper," combining produce like potatoes or onions – mainly ...

We set off under the bright summer sun to the coast of Fukui Prefecture ... Then to Echizen, center of traditional crafts, trying our hand at a unique method of decorating washi paper before ...

alongside Echizen washi from Fukui Prefecture and Mino washi from Gifu Prefecture. Tosa Tengujo paper, which emerged in the Meiji era (1868-1912), is produced by hand and known for its thin sheets ...

Fukui is also famous for both titanium eyewear produced in Sabae City and, in particular, Echizen washi paper. Such is the skill of Echizen's paper makers that, back in the 19th Century ...