Echizen Washi Village
Echizen City boasts Japan's largest share as a producer of high-quality handmade washi paper. Particularly, the five villages known as the Echizen Washi Village—Oizu, Otaki, Iwamoto, Shinzai, and Sadatomo—are collectively called the Goka District, where washi paper makers line the streets. Furthermore, this district features attractions befitting a washi paper village, such as the Paper & Culture Museum, which displays numerous materials related to Echizen washi, and the Papyrus House, where visitors can experience paper making.
- Area
- Tannan
- Category
- History & Culture Traditional Crafts
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM Barrier-free
Information
- Telephone Number
- 0778-42-1363（Echizen Washi Village）
- Address
- 福井県越前市新在家町8-44 パピルス館内
- Getting There
- From Hapi-Line Takefu Station, take the Fukutetsu Bus Nanetsu Line and get off at "Washi no Sato"
- Website
