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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu73 views
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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu68 views
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We tried making a washi sheet.32 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi art.31 views
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Transferring the paper sheet.30 views
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Mino Washi Museum has exhibits about washi history, washi making, and washi paper art. It also offers washi paper-making lessons. Make your own washi postcards, etc. Anybody can do it. 29 viewsOpen 9 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Tue. Admission ¥500 (¥250 for elementary school and jr. high school). From Mino-shi Station, take a taxi. The museum is far from the train station because it needs to be near a clean river. Parking available.
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Mino washi postcards29 views
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Washi paper lantern28 views
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Dump the mold into the vat and swish it left/right and forward/back evenly.27 views
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Paper for everyday use27 views
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Basement floor has this paper-making workshop where you can try making your own washi paper. It can be a single sheet 33x45cm), 6 postcards, or diploma. Takes less than an hour. Fees are ¥500 to ¥800. ワークショップ - 紙すきの体験26 views
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Our washi instructor taught us how to do it using a wooden mold (keta 桁) supporting a screen.26 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer. The slit sucks water from the paper.26 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer sucking water from the wet washi paper moving across the slit underneath. Vey neat.26 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi used in practical and commercial products.26 views
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Mechanized papermaking26 views
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Entrance to Mino Washi Museum (Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan). It was renovated in April 2017, so it looks new. There are three floors, including a basement floor.25 views
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A large vat (sukifune) filled with washi fibers floating evenly in the water.25 views
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Steps to make the washi fibers from mulberry plants, kozo, mitsumata, and ganpi. Bark is stripped and soaked in river water. Kozo is then boiled. Specks of impurities are picked off. The bark is mashed.25 views
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Washi artist is Akiyama Nobushige.25 views
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On the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room I displays washi art.25 views
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Japanese style25 views
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Wash for various purposes25 views
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Washi umbrellas25 views
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We could also put small leaves on the paper.24 views
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The paper is them placed on this water heater to further dry the paper. We could take home our washi after 30 min.24 views
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Washi making lessons. You can make an A4 sheet, postcards, etc.24 views
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The museum has exhibition rooms and spaces to display washi artwork.24 views
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Also on the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room II displaying washi used at home and in practical and commercial products.24 views
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Yarn and speaker cones made of Mino washi.24 views
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About washi yarn.24 views
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Washi hat24 views
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Mino mascots24 views
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This is what happens when you don't do it right. Uneven paper.23 views
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We could put a steel grating having a template design over the washi sheet and sprinkle water over it to impress the grating template on the the paper.23 views
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The streel grating makes these patterns on the paper. We could choose one of these.23 views
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On the 1st floor below, there's a gift shop where you can buy Mino washi paper products. It's also where you can sign up for a washi papermaking lesson.23 views
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Washi uchiwa fans23 views
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General information for visitors. The museum has three floors.23 views
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My Mino washi paper.22 views
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The spread of paper22 views
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