Echizen Washi Village

FUKUI ACTIVITY

The Imadate area in which the Echizen Washi Village is located, has a 1,500-year history as one of the few washi paper-producing regions in Japan, and boasts the highest quality and technology for producing Echizen washi.
The facilities at Echizen Washi Village related to Echizen paper are concentrated along a 230 m street, and you can observe craftsmen and try making paper yourself along beautiful streets the combine tradition with nature.

View scenic routes that include this spot

A Journey of Traditional Japanese Crafts

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More Information about Echizen Washi Village

Street address: 8-44 Shinzaike-cho, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture
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Access

Bus from JR Takefu Station (Fukutetsu Bus　Nanetsu Line bound for Washinosato)
Echizen Takefu Station--> Washinosato
Around 30 minutes

Opening Hours: ・Papyrus House
　9:00-16:00
*Washi shop Echizen
　9:00-16:30
・Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum
　9:30-17:00
・Paper & Culture Museum
　9:30-17:00 (admission until 16:30)

Closed: ・Papyrus House
　New Year's holiday
・Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum
　Paper & Culture Museum
　Every Tuesday (but open if it falls on a holiday), New Year's holiday