In this village by the pristine waters of the Niyodo River, a small manufacturer of Japanese paper has won global recognition ...

It was one of about 1000 paper items collected as part of an investigation of Japanese papermaking. Increased literacy in Europe had led to a critical shortage of paper, and wood pulp paper was ...

the number of homes without Japanese-style rooms increased, and demand for Japanese paper declined. It was then that the company hit on the idea of using its paper in the restoration of cultural ...