How Traditional Japanese Washi Paper is Made

Mr Okuno Makoto moved to the village with his wife Okuno Kayo over 40 years ago, and he has been making paper for over 3 decades at the Ryujin Art Center. He uses paper mulberry trees from Ryujinmura and the village next door, and turns them into beautiful sheets of Japanese paper. I got invited to watch him work his magic.

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