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Mino Washi is a specialty of Gifu Prefecture proud of tradition and it has 1300 years or more of history. MinoWashi is often used besides everyday things, such as shoji paper and a record paper since there is the feature that it is thin, strong and it does not have "suki unevenness". It is blown craftsman work a sheet of "suki paper" carefully, feels smooth linen and it was loved as strong beautiful Washi. Further, Washi which wove in the natural dietary fiber it seems to be the foreign paper which uses medicine, such as wood pulp and ink., it will not grow yellow in 100. And it can be saved during the numbers of century. As typical Japanese Washi called "The three most famous Washi in Japan. With the Echizen-washi and Tosa-Washi. |
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Mino Washi has risen in the reputation from the Heian period. It was managed by the basis of the monopoly system as The highest paper at the Edo period. Thus, hospitable protection was received. There, possibly was the beauty produced by doing careful work, without letting up also at once from the beginning to the last. |
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It is a "Kawaminato lighthouse" in along Mino city's Nagara-gawa. This is Keichou era 6 year, "Kanamori Nagachika" who became a feudal lord of here built "Ogura Yamajyou". And When he made "Jyoukamachi Kouzuti" is built, it is built in the harbor it was the harbor open for goods circulation. The height is 9 meters. Although it had become a mark of exchange those days, it is valued as a building also nationally new now. This harbor prosperous as a goods instrument of circulation has gone out of use with opening of traffic of the railroad in 1911. However, this "Kawa Minato lighthouse" is still saved as prefectural designated cultural assets as those vestiges. The Mino Washi is also said to have been carried to every place from this harbor those days. |
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The handicraft specified that it is that the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has 100 years or more of history in technology or technique, and there is handicraft-like [ a traditional handicraft / a manufacture process ] is said. Although the Mino Washi was known from the Heian period, the Mino handmade Washi cooperative was founded and the traditional handicraft of the country was specified in Showa 60. The traditional handicraft which received specification by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry can attach the "tradition mark" which is an emblem of a traditional handicraft, and the "tradition inspection sticker" containing the character of the "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry specification traditional handicraft", and has the right for the Mino Washi to also attach this. |
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As for the Mino Washi, a new way is opened with the current of the times now whose quantity of production whose number of Washi craftsmen decreases and has decreased. Improvement is advanced that development of the new product using Washi, practical use at the medical spot, and the charm of Washi should be told to many people, and it should advance to various spots, such as the "Mino Washi light art exhibition" etc. which I have touched. |
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