Last additions - Mino Washi Museum 美濃和紙の里会館 |
General information for visitors. The museum has three floors.Apr 17, 2020
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Mino mascotsApr 17, 2020
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Mino washi postcardsApr 17, 2020
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Washi umbrellasApr 17, 2020
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Washi uchiwa fansApr 17, 2020
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Wash for various purposesApr 17, 2020
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Paper for everyday useApr 17, 2020
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The spread of paperApr 17, 2020
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Mechanized papermakingApr 17, 2020
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Washi paper lanternApr 17, 2020
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Washi hatApr 17, 2020
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About washi yarn.Apr 17, 2020
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Yarn and speaker cones made of Mino washi.Apr 17, 2020
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Exhibition room displaying washi used in practical and commercial products.Apr 17, 2020
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Also on the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room II displaying washi used at home and in practical and commercial products.Apr 17, 2020
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Mino Washi Museum, GifuApr 17, 2020
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Mino Washi Museum, GifuApr 17, 2020
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Mino Washi Museum, GifuApr 17, 2020
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Exhibition room displaying washi art.Apr 17, 2020
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On the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room I displays washi art.Apr 17, 2020
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Washi artist is Akiyama Nobushige.Apr 17, 2020
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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.Apr 17, 2020
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The museum has exhibition rooms and spaces to display washi artwork.Apr 17, 2020
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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.Apr 17, 2020
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Washi making lessons. You can make an A4 sheet, postcards, etc.Apr 17, 2020
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My Mino washi paper.Apr 17, 2020
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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.Apr 17, 2020
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Paper vaccuum dryer sucking water from the wet washi paper moving across the slit underneath. Vey neat.Apr 17, 2020
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Paper vaccuum dryer. The slit sucks water from the paper.Apr 17, 2020
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We could also put small leaves on the paper.Apr 17, 2020
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The streel grating makes these patterns on the paper. We could choose one of these.Apr 17, 2020
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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.Apr 17, 2020
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We tried making a washi sheet.Apr 17, 2020
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Transferring the paper sheet.Apr 17, 2020
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This is what happens when you don't do it right. Uneven paper.Apr 17, 2020
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Dump the mold into the vat and swish it left/right and forward/back evenly.Apr 17, 2020
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Our washi instructor taught us how to do it using a wooden mold (keta 桁) supporting a screen.Apr 17, 2020
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A large vat (sukifune) filled with washi fibers floating evenly in the water.Apr 17, 2020
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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Apr 17, 2020
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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.Apr 17, 2020
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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. Open 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.Apr 17, 2020
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