Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture is a major center for washi paper production. There, papermaker Igarashi Masami created "Food Paper," combining produce like potatoes or onions – mainly ...

or that plain framed mirror crying for some excitement. If you're not familiar with washi tape, it is a decorative, lightweight tape made out of rice paper. It's easy to work with, compared to ...

ECHIZEN, Fukui Prefecture--A “grand experiment” has kicked off here to preserve manga paintings for 1,000 years using special “washi” paper from the town. The aim is to determine for how ...