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When it investigates, it is paper with the deep back. While we investigated about paper, we did much new discovery.However, while advancing work, the question "whether how many Japanese people know about paper" came out. Then, how much does it know about paper for 40 persons who do not live in Mino? Moreover, the questionnaire survey of how much it knows about the Mino Washi which is a specialty of Gifu Prefecture was conducted.

* toilet paper
* tissue
* paper
* drawing paper
* comics

*toilet paper
*tissue
*paper
*drawing paper
*comics

*newspaper
*is seen inside.
*textbook
*note

While various paper products were mentioned, especially the answers that were were "toilet paper" and "tissue."

The person whom I answered that I knew it
Washi	Paper
Handmade & a kozo,Mitumata and the Ganpi surface is coarsely A fiber is rude. Size is A. a kozo it makes from paper bush What feels peace Paper made from paper milling Handmade *Made in Japan	Machine & wood pulp the surface is smoothly. A fiber is fine. Size is B. It builds with pulp. What feels Western Paper machine made from a chip (wood waste) Made in the West

It turned out that the number of people which answered that does not know is more overwhelming, and it has not considered the place which many people say, "Why is different?" Furthermore, the person who was able to take out the right answer also in the person who answered that knows had only one person. This result showed that many people do not know the definition of Japanese paper, and the definition of paper.

*Paper milling
*Tradition
*The handicraft of Mino
*Shoji paper
*It Tears and is paper.
*The face of doll

*letter paper
*Material of Gifu paper lantern
*it is made by the traditional technique A healthy
*It is made in Mino.
*He is Colet if it is called Gifu.

*Kawahara town
*it becomes empty with various plants or the tool with wooden [ big ] which mixes. The back dry and it is . Cold inside does its best and it is making.

From here, a question was asked about the Mino Washi. It turned out that there are many handicrafts of Gifu and involved answers and there is recognition "the Mino Washi is a specialty of Gifu Prefecture."

The person whom I answered that I knew it

*Kyo Washi
*Tiyogami
*Yamanaka Washi
*There is powerful Japanese paper with which an acrylic board and Japanese paper combined.

There were many people who answered that do not know this overwhelmingly, either. Although many Washi other than the Mino Washi, such as Echizen-washi, existed in all parts of Japan, since what is thought of in addition to the Mino Washi was extremely little, it was thought whether there would be any opportunity to get to know that it is not that in which one live.

Inside with much people who answer that does not know answered that about 40 percent of people knew this event. It seems that it is not so notable to the general public although exhibitors gather from the whole country in the event which Mino is performing by putting in power.

Even if it knew existence of an event, it turned out that those who have actually carried out are a small number very much. Mino is located [ even in Gifu Prefecture ] for a while in inland one, and the background has actually been in a place somewhat difficult for visiting freely.

*It is used for how to make ?
*Japanese paper and what, and who has demand.
*The merit of using Japanese paper
*Materials Make thickness uniform how.
*Can Japanese paper strong against water be made?
*What was said was mentioned.

About these, it has answered on the page of Q&A.

It turned out that many people do not know till that detailed place although it lets this questionnaire pass and paper exists quite close. Moreover, it also turned out that existence of other Washiis not known even if it knows the existence of the "Mino Washi" also about Washi, or there is no knowledge not much about the Mino Washi itself. Although used for many years, a little thing with recognition weak so far feels lonesomeness. Also in order to know once again the tradition of Japan which is forgetting, please learn about Japanese paper or the Mino Washi on the page of the right-or-wrong future.