About Yoshino Washi (Yoshino Handmade Paper)
Yoshino Washi is handmade Japanese paper produced in Yoshino Town, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture. A prestigious production area dating to the Nara period, it is made using the clear waters of the Yoshino River from the Yoshino mountain range and high-quality kozo. The thin, translucent yet strong 'Yoshino usumino' has long been prized domestically and internationally for cultural property restoration, printmaking, and calligraphy paper. As the traditional paper of ancient Nara, passed down at the foot of the UNESCO World Heritage Yoshino-san, a small number of craftspeople continue to inherit the hand-papermaking technique today.
Techniques & Materials
Craft terms are shown in the original Japanese — these are proper names with no standard English equivalents.
Techniques
Materials
Where to see & buy
Workshop names are in Japanese; links go to their official sites.
- 吉野和紙工房（産地にご確認ください）