Charm of the Washi

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Mino washi
Mino washi(rakusui)
Copy paper
Drawing paper
Pasteboard

loose-leaf notebook
Paper of croquis book
Japanese writing paper
tissue
kitchen paper


	The height of a stick is fixed using a tripod etc. Paper is stopped with a clothespin and it hangs on a stick (paper is beforehand cut into 2 cm wide and 18 cm long, and draws the horizontal line in the place of 1 cm).


	The container containing water is placed under paper and paper is dipped till the place which drew the horizontal line. Water uses the intelligibly colored thing.


	If a definite period of time passes, paper will be pulled up, and the quantity of the water sucked up by ruler is measured. It experimented in this 3 times the 1-minute, 10-minute, and 30-minute back, and recorded change this time.

It was 9.1 cm of the Mino Japanese paper which absorbed most water. Since the kitchen paper was often used by the circumference of water, it was able to expect absorbing many water, but it was surprise at the result that the Mino Washi was absorbing water from the kitchen paper.

Ranking

First place Mino Japanese paper (9.1cm)
Second place tissue (8.1cm)
Third place kitchen paper (8cm)
Fourth place Mino Japanese paper (fall into water) (7cm)
Fifth place standard size Japanese paper (4.3cm)

Sixth place cardboard (2.8cm)
Seventh place copying paper (1.5cm)
Eighth place drawing paper Paper (1cm)
of the rough draft book Ninth place loose-leaf notebook (9mm)

Most was absorbing more water than the 1-minute back. And the Mino Washi did not change but it was absorbing much water. Continuing the experiment, the absorbency of pasteboard thought many [ absorbency unexpectedly ]. Drawing paper did not change and it was not so changeful.

Ranking

First place Mino Japanese paper (13.7cm)
Second place tissue (11.8cm)
Third place kitchen paper (11.3m)
Fourth place Mino Japanese paper (fall into water) (7.5cm)
Fifth place cardboard (4.6cm)

Sixth place standard size Japanese paper (4.2cm) Seventh place copying paper (2cm) Eighth place loose-leaf notebook Paper (1.1cm) of the rough draft book Ninth place drawing paper (1cm)

As for tissue or a kitchen paper, change was seldom seen after 10 minutes. The Mino Washi does not change, but is absorbed most, and even if it continues an experiment as it is, it is still likely to be absorbable. A loose-leaf notebook and drawing paper hardly absorbed water.

Ranking

First place Mino Japanese paper (16.4cm)
Second place tissue
Kitchen paper (12cm)
Third place Mino Japanese paper (fall into water) (10cm)
Fourth place cardboard (7.2cm)

Fifth place standard size Japanese paper (4.8cm)
Sixth place copying paper (3cm)
Paper (1.5cm) of the seventh place rough draft book
Eighth place loose-leaf notebook (1cm)
Ninth place drawing paper (9mm)

It investigates about the Mino Japanese paper until now, and "the Mino Japanese paper is strong", "it excels in water absorbency", etc. have heard various things. Until now, although suspected [ whether it is true and ], this experiment was conducted, it was actually proved and he was able to feel actually with "the Mino Japanese paper is great" anew. I can prove and discover a new charm of Japanese paper, and think that it was good. In response to the result of this experiment, it was considered anew in what kind of scene each paper would be used. For example, it is troubled, every time it having to be a soft material and a loose-leaf notebook are back-reflected when writing since it uses for tissue blowing a nose etc. -- I think that it is natural that a difference appears in water absorbency since it is used for the use from which each is different. Although Japanese paper did not have an opportunity to use very much in everyday life, since not only water absorbency but the fiber was long, even if it included that it is strong, it got to know that it can use variously in various scenes truly. Japanese paper convenient [ not only saying that there is an air unique to Japan but ] and user-friendly. I thought that such attractive Japanese paper should just spread all over the country more.