With a history of approximately 1,500 years, Echizen Washi is used in many areas of our daily lives due to its quality supported by its high technology.
Echizen Washi was used for Japan's first banknotes and for the preservation and restoration of national treasures and cultural assets. Echizen Washi is characterized by the strength and beauty of its paper.
This is backed up by its long history of being created as a writing medium in ancient times and can still be seen today. Echizen Washi has always supported the events that changed the history of Japan, as well as its culture, such as painting and literature.
Echizen City is located almost in the center of Fukui Prefecture, surrounded by the Echizen Chuo Mountains in the east, the Niu Mountains in the west, and the Hino Mountains called "Echizen Fuji" in the south, and has a climate unique to the Sea of Japan side with high temperature and humidity in summer and snowfall sometimes exceeding 1 meter in winter.
Please consider commemorative gifts using“Echizen Washi”.
We accept a variety of requests,
including letterhead sets and Japanese paper accessories,
as well as items such as the souvenir example.
Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, is the birthplace of Echizen washi paper, which boasts a long history of approximately 1,500 years. One of the characteristics of Echizen washi is that it is the only washi production center in Japan that enshrines Kawakamigozen, the god of paper, and the city cherishes the spirit of Echizen washi production.
Echizen washi was already being used to make excellent paper in the 4th and 5th centuries when paper was first introduced to Japan, as shown in ancient documents from Shosoin (the ancient storehouse of the Shogunate).
The paper industry developed as a production center of the highest quality paper, such as "Echizen Hosho".
It was in Echizen that Japan's oldest clan paper, "Fukui-han-fuda", and "Dajokan-kinpatsu paper" of the new Meiji government were made. The current Bank of Japan notes, which boast the world's highest level of technology, also incorporate Echizen washi papermaking and watermarking techniques.
Echizen Washi was also used for securities and stock certificates before they were digitized, and Echizen Washi is still used as the "official paper" for diplomas and other certificates. The Echizen washi villages, nurtured by this long history and tradition, continue to produce the highest quality, variety, and quantity of washi in Japan.
Please consider commemorative gifts using“Echizen Washi”.
We accept a variety of requests,
including letterhead sets and Japanese paper accessories,
as well as items such as the souvenir example.