Most viewed - Mino Washi Museum 美濃和紙の里会館 |
Mino Washi Museum, Gifu70 views
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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu67 views
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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu63 views
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We tried making a washi sheet.26 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi art.26 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. 24 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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Transferring the paper sheet.23 views
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The museum has exhibition rooms and spaces to display washi artwork.23 views
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Washi artist is Akiyama Nobushige.23 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22 views
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A large vat (sukifune) filled with washi fibers floating evenly in the water.22 views
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We could also put small leaves on the paper.22 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer sucking water from the wet washi paper moving across the slit underneath. Vey neat.22 views
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Washi paper lantern22 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.21 views
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Dump the mold into the vat and swish it left/right and forward/back evenly.21 views
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This is what happens when you don't do it right. Uneven paper.21 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.21 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.21 views
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My Mino washi paper.21 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi used in practical and commercial products.21 views
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Washi hat21 views
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Mechanized papermaking21 views
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Wash for various purposes21 views
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Washi umbrellas21 views
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Our washi instructor taught us how to do it using a wooden mold (keta 桁) supporting a screen.20 views
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The streel grating makes these patterns on the paper. We could choose one of these.20 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer. The slit sucks water from the paper.20 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.20 views
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Also on the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room II displaying washi used at home and in practical and commercial products.20 views
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Japanese style20 views
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Yarn and speaker cones made of Mino washi.20 views
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Mino washi postcards20 views
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Mino mascots20 views
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General information for visitors. The museum has three floors.20 views
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Washi making lessons. You can make an A4 sheet, postcards, etc.19 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.19 views
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On the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room I displays washi art.19 views
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About washi yarn.19 views
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Paper for everyday use19 views
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The spread of paper18 views
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Washi uchiwa fans18 views
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