NIPPON Kichi - 日本吉

2007/10/12

杉原紙 Sugihara-gami Sugihara Paper

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Sugihara Paper is a traditional handicraft handed down for over 1,000 years in Kami-ku, Taka-cho, Hyogo Pref. Cold and clear water that springs out of the deep mountain and the severe climate with heavy snow have grown fine mulberry that is made into this paper. This craft dates back to the Nara period (701-794). Its further advanced techniques have made it possible to produce fine paper for copying mantras and thin paper. It was once listed as the most excellent paper in quality as well as in quantity in production. However, with the change of times, it was replaced by western-styled paper, and the paper making in Sugihara valley came to a period in 1925. It was in 1966 when the townspeople started to work on the preservation of this craft. They put up the stone monument at the birthplace of Sugihara Paper, and then in 1968, established Sugihara Handmade Paper Factory, where annually 700 kg of washi paper is produced with the traditional paper filtering techniques. They had revived the craft so far as to be designated as a prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property and in 1983.

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address
768-46 Torima, Kami-ku, Taka-cho, Taka-gun, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 679-1322
name
Sugihara Paper (Sugihara Handmade Paper Factory)
phone
0795-36-0080
hp
http://www.takacho.jp/sugiharagami/




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