 Most viewed - Mino Washi Museum 美濃和紙の里会館 |
Mino Washi Museum, Gifu66 views
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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu63 views
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Mino Washi Museum, Gifu60 views
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We tried making a washi sheet.25 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi art.23 views
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A large vat (sukifune) filled with washi fibers floating evenly in the water.22 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21 views
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Transferring the paper sheet.21 views
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We could also put small leaves on the paper.21 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer sucking water from the wet washi paper moving across the slit underneath. Vey neat.21 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. 20 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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Dump the mold into the vat and swish it left/right and forward/back evenly.20 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.20 views
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Washi artist is Akiyama Nobushige.20 views
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Exhibition room displaying washi used in practical and commercial products.20 views
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Washi hat20 views
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Washi paper lantern20 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.19 views
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Our washi instructor taught us how to do it using a wooden mold (keta 桁) supporting a screen.19 views
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This is what happens when you don't do it right. Uneven paper.19 views
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The streel grating makes these patterns on the paper. We could choose one of these.19 views
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Paper vaccuum dryer. The slit sucks water from the paper.19 views
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My Mino washi paper.19 views
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Washi making lessons. You can make an A4 sheet, postcards, etc.19 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.19 views
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The museum has exhibition rooms and spaces to display washi artwork.19 views
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Also on the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room II displaying washi used at home and in practical and commercial products.19 views
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Japanese style19 views
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Yarn and speaker cones made of Mino washi.19 views
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Mechanized papermaking19 views
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Wash for various purposes19 views
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Washi umbrellas19 views
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Mino mascots19 views
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General information for visitors. The museum has three floors.19 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.18 views
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On the 2nd floor, Exhibition Room I displays washi art.18 views
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About washi yarn.18 views
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Paper for everyday use18 views
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Washi uchiwa fans18 views
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Mino washi postcards18 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.17 views
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The spread of paper17 views
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