Tokigawa: Ogawa Washi Paper-Making Experience

Ogawa Town, adjacent to Tokigawa Town in Saitama Prefecture, is a center of washi papermaking with a history of 1,300 years. In workshops that inherit the techniques of Hosokawa washi, registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, you can experience paper-making. Craftspeople guide you through the process of making washi paper by dissolving kozo fibers into liquid, filtering them with a su-keta frame, and drying. You can create original washi paper by incorporating flowers and leaves for decoration—frame and display it as wall art or use it as stationery. A precious experience to touch upon Japan's traditional techniques.