“I admire the way Japan transformed their washi papermaking into a Unesco intangible cultural heritage, making it a desirable form of art in their society,” Nhung said. “But Vietnam is differen ...

Each takes months to design and make, says float maker Hiroo Takenami, and for much of the Nebuta Matsuri’s 300-year history they were covered only in washi, a type of paper handmade from the ...

By the 7th century, Japanese artisans had learned the skill of papermaking and begun to develop their own distinct style.

Here, the workshops and exhibition spaces of Washi-no-Sato, a well-known papermaking center tucked into the skirts of the Chichibu Hills, were subsumed under a weekend holiday crowd with a bigger ...

Washi Tales tells stories through the medium of traditional Japanese papermaking. Recycling Washi Tales is a performance project that tells stories through the medium of traditional Japanese ...

The set itself, designed and created by Ibe, is built from 1,000 squares of "prison paper" that papermaker Ruth Lignen constructed using traditional Japanese washi papermaking techniques from the ...

Now, another generation is breathing new life into the world of washi. To keep the tradition alive, Goka opened a museum last year where visitors can try their hand at papermaking. The Echizen ...

The Iowa City public dipped their hands into traditional Japanese fiber arts and “washi” last weekend. The series of events, titled “The Future of a Tradition: Asian Craft, Iowa Innovation, and ...

Tosa washi paper has been produced for over a thousand ... In addition to the machine papermaking process, artisans painstakingly prepare the raw materials by hand. The company was founded by ...

The "Sekishu paper festival," where people can become familiar with Sekishu washi Japanese paper, was held in the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, on August 10 and 11. The paper has a history ...