Handmade Paper Milling Tradition Continues in Japan

Workers filter pulp at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery)0328

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A worker boils the bark of mulberry trees at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery)1252

Workers handle a pulp sheet at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo gallery)0311

Workers handle a pulp sheet at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo gallery)0375

A worker filters pulp at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery)0348

Workers blend pulp at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 0380

A worker mixes wood at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 0608

A worker filters pulp at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 0678

Workers remove dust from a vat of Gampi wood at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 0972

A worker mixes wood at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 0617

Workers filter pulp at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery)0766

A worker filters pulp at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 0668

Workers handle a pulp sheet at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo gallery)0715

A worker makes bundles of mulberry wood at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 1110

A worker boils the bark of mulberry trees at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery)1240

A worker carries bundles of mulberry tree wood at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 1445

A worker boils the bark of mulberry trees at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery)1497

Worker separate paper for drying at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 1544

Workers blend pulp at a mill that produces handmade paper at Iwano Heizaburo Seishi Sho Company in Echizen paper village on July 4, 2011 in Fukui, Japan. Washi paper is a tough paper, used for traditional Japanese arts such as Origami and Shodo, most commonly made from bark of the mulberry, gampi or mitsumata. The paper milling process is a traditional craft of the Echizen people dating back 1500 years which continues today along with modern paper manufacturing. Echizen city is home to many paper businesses, as well as the cultural museum of paper and papyrus centre where visitors can make their own paper. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Street Photo Gallery) 0752

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