Experience Handmade Japan This Fall in Mino City, Gifu - Mino Washi Craft Workshops from Japan’s Mino-Washi No.1 Brand 2025.11.03
2025.11.05Ishikawa Mino Washi Paper Goods Workshop — Ishikawa Paper Goods
Shop Newsletter No. 269
Enjoy a “handmade time” of Japanese tradition in the streets of Mino this autumn!
Thank you for visiting the Ishikawa Paper Goods Experience Shop!
As of November 3, 2025 — Google Reviews ★4.9 from 893 reviews and counting!
At the “Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop — Ishikawa Paper Goods,”
our hands-on workshops let you enjoy Japanese traditional culture with all five senses.
While exploring the charm and heritage of Mino Washi, you’ll create one-of-a-kind dolls and accessories to take home.
Feel the texture of washi paper, have fun choosing colors and patterns, and enjoy shaping your ideas—an immersive, five-senses cultural experience.
Right in the heart of Mino City, Gifu!
We are a designated property within the Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in the Udatsu Historic District.
Join us inside an Edo-period building (constructed in 1760, featuring an authentic “udatsu” firewall) for a Mino-Washi craft workshop together!
From solo travelers to groups up to 45 guests (about one tour bus), you can enjoy hands-on workshops at the same time.
(For 45+ guests, we recommend splitting into a Mino town-walk & shopping group and a workshop group!)
Perfect for couples, friends, families, group tours, and company trips/incentives.
Any kind of group can share a fun, memorable time!
Workshop Menu Includes:
Washi Korokoro roly-poly dolls, washi uchiwa (paper fans), washi earrings, clip-on earrings, washi plates, washi pen stands, washi bookmarks, and more.
Follow a sample piece if you like,
trust your own instincts,
or create something inspired by a favorite character’s style.
Make a unique, one-and-only original souvenir just for you!
We offer 30+ DIY kits—you’ll surely find a favorite.
Please check our shop schedule and come visit—we’re excited to welcome you!
▼ Open Days (September–November) ▼
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1855.html
【Note】 Groups are welcome on days beyond the above open dates—please contact us!
▼ Official Website ▼
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
▼ Rakuten Online Store ▼
https://www.rakuten.co.jp/ishikawa-shigyo/
Right now, Mino City is in the midst of city council and mayoral elections!
Each candidate is sharing their ideas and strategies, calling for support from citizens.
Born in Mino, raising my child here, and working with Mino Washi,
municipal affairs have become very close to me.
We cannot leave Mino City to continue depopulating.
I sincerely support those candidates who stand up with passion to change that.
Caring for the future of our community is the same “love for our town” that connects to making washi paper.
With that same “love for Mino,” we bring you this newsletter.
Every little moment in daily life can be a moment of happiness.
Today again, we’re here to help you smile at Ishikawa Paper’s Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop.
Now then, let’s begin this issue of our shop newsletter!
◆Here are today’s topics◆
・ For individual guests: Zodiac figurines are very popular!
・ For everyone: The shop is fully stocked with zodiac items!
・ For groups: High-freedom, highly satisfying workshops — welcome to the Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop!
・ Recommended for Mino sightseeing: Our shop is convenient to access and perfect for tours.
・ Our town, Mino: Autumn colors — the foliage at Sukeemon.
・ Ishikawa Paper’s “Conquer the World & Japan” project — please place a sticker on your home country/prefecture!
・ About Ishikawa Paper: Introducing our popular “Washi Korokoro” OEM items!
・ Customer Gallery: Works actually made by our guests.
・ Mayu “Mino” Diary — warm, smiling Halloween moments.
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For Individual Guests — Zodiac Figurines Are Popular!
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Two months have passed since we began displaying zodiac (eto) ornaments at the Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop.
They’re loved not only by customers who purchase them every year, but also by first-time, walk-in visitors.
At our head office, our sales team works together to handle wholesale orders and inquiries from clients, as well as online sales.
Thanks to everyone’s support, stock is running low and more items are selling out.
We got curious and looked into it a bit.
Why do people in Japan display zodiac animals?
Displaying an ornament of the year’s zodiac animal has long symbolized welcoming good fortune as a guardian for the new year.
Originally it was one of the New Year’s decorations to welcome Toshigami-sama (the deity of the year),
with the meaning of “honoring the year’s zodiac brings wishes for happiness and prosperity.”
When and where to display them
It’s considered good to start displaying from mid-December, after the big year-end cleaning.
By displaying them for the year, you prepare to welcome Toshigami-sama and invite good fortune for the new year.
Zodiac figurines are auspicious items that “invite good fortune.”
Place them in clean, bright, and easily visible spots.
Recommended locations
・Entrance: the doorway that invites good luck
・Living room: family harmony and well-being
・Home altar or tokonoma alcove: a sacred place
・Reception or counter at offices/shops: business prosperity
In feng shui, placing them toward the year’s “eho” (lucky direction where Toshigami-sama is said to reside) is considered especially auspicious.
2026 is the Year of the Horse.
The horse symbolizes “good luck in contests,” “health,” and “moving forward.”
It’s the perfect charm for anyone who wants to gallop into a vibrant new year.
Traditionally, after one year you bring the ornament to a shrine for “otakiage” (a ritual burning) to express gratitude,
but in recent years more people carefully store them and display them again each year.
Handmade Mino-Washi zodiac dolls and hariko (papier-mâché) carry the craftsperson’s spirit,
and collecting a little each year is part of the fun.
Quantities are limited, so please purchase early.
▼ Product inquiries (Ishikawa Paper Goods)
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/index.html
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For Everyone — Our Shop Is Lined with Zodiac Items!
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The date is set for Ishikawa Paper’s zodiac products to appear at the Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop!
In-store sales start on September 20.
This year’s lineup spans 8 categories—sure to delight everyone.
◆ Washi Hand-Covered Ceramic Dolls ◆ Debut of the extra-large Lucky Cat (Maneki-Neko)!
◆ Chirimen Crepe Items ◆ Hanging ornaments, chirimen dolls, charms, kagami-mochi, Seven Lucky Gods
◆ Washi Dolls ◆ Mobiles, Washi Korokoro, Washi Korokoro set products, DIY craft kits
◆ Ceramic Dolls ◆ With omikuji fortune slips, ceramic figurines, kagami-mochi
◆ Hariko (Papier-Mâché) ◆ Year-of-the-Horse items and other auspicious figures
◆ Kaishi Paper ◆ Zodiac-themed kaishi
◆ Tenugui Hand Towels ◆ Zodiac designs
◆ Japanese Stationery ◆ Year-of-the-Horse otoshidama (New Year’s gift) envelopes, noshi envelopes, and small gift envelopes
Ideal for Japan group tours, school trips, and corporate incentive travel — a hands-on cultural workshop in Mino City, Gifu, perfect for travel agency itineraries and team-building.
Popular search themes: “Mino Washi paper craft experience,” “things to do in Gifu,” “hands-on Japanese culture,” “group-friendly workshop,” “tour bus-friendly activity,” “OEM Japanese crafts.”
Our workshop kits now include Zodiac-themed items!
What’s more, our shop’s hands-on kits now feature a white horse inspired by next year’s Zodiac (the Year of the Horse).
We’ve prepared everything so you can try the experience as early as possible.
Come and make an adorable white horse—perfect for Japan group tours, family trips, and cultural experiences in Gifu.
[2026 New Year Zodiac: Horse — Catalog] Click here ↓↓
www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/36/336_1_file.pdf
Display a Year-of-the-Horse figurine to boost your luck with the energetic power of the horse!
Let the Horse bring “good fortune” to your everyday life.
A Horse figurine supports progress and leaps forward—just like a galloping steed—
and is an auspicious charm for business prosperity, good health and longevity, and family harmony.
Perfect for starting a vibrant new year!
Come meet the lucky Horse that carries good fortune.
▼ Official website for the Ishikawa Paper Goods Experience Shop
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
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Group Experiences: High freedom and high satisfaction! Welcome to the Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop.
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Elementary, junior high, and high schools; kids’ clubs; family trips; PTA parent–child tours; company trips; corporate training; sports clubs; senior clubs; NPOs and volunteer groups; cultural-experience tours, and more.
Planners, coordinators, concierges, and organizers looking for hands-on activities—this is for you!
“We want our students to experience what they can’t do at school.”
“We want to create fun memories together.”
In that case, please consider the Ishikawa Paper Goods — Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop.
Take home wonderful memories from a one-of-a-kind, hands-on craft experience in Mino City, Gifu—ideal for Japan group tours and travel agency itineraries.
We still have availability for reservations!
Group bookings and individual bookings via our reservation site are both welcome.
Our workshops offer great freedom—anyone can enjoy making crafts by following our simple guide.
People are often surprised: “Is it really this free?” Yes! Our staff will fully support the key steps.
The year-round “Washi Korokoro Series” features the Zodiac and rich lineups for monthly events and seasonal festivals—great for school trips, incentive travel, and cultural tours in Japan.
◆ Washi Korokoro you can enjoy at the shop
[Animals / Auspicious]
Goldfish, frogs, lucky cats, owls, kittens
[Zodiac 1]
Snake (Si), Dragon (Chen), Rat (Zi), Ox (Chou), Tiger (Yin), Rabbit (Mao)
[Zodiac 2]
Boar (Hai), Dog (Xu), Horse (Wu), Sheep (Wei), Monkey (Shen), Rooster (You)
[Folktale / Auspicious]
Daruma, lion dance, ninja, red ogre, Horse — white steed
[Samurai Warlords Series]
Akechi Mitsuhide, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Otani Yoshitsugu, Young Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kicho (Nohime)
[Seasonal / Festival]
Koinobori (blue), Koinobori (red), samurai helmet, child with carp streamer, two carp streamers, three child carp streamers, Hina dolls
[Shop-Exclusive Items]
Jack-o’-lantern, Swordsman, Scales pattern, Princess — and maybe more!
We always have 30+ DIY kits available, so you’ll find something that makes you say “I want to make this!”
You might encounter a special Washi Korokoro you can create only here.
Feel free to look up craft ideas on your smartphone and customize your own style. Let’s make together, share together, and laugh together.
Please visit the Ishikawa Paper Goods — Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop.
▼ Official website of the Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
▼ Washi Korokoro
www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/00/82/82_1_file.pdf
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▼ Guidelines for Selling Washi Earrings / Clip-on Earrings DIY Kits & Tool Rentals
www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/84/284_1_file.pdf
▼ DIY Experience Menu — “Washi Plate,” “Washi Pen Stand,” “Washi Bookmark,” “Washi Earrings,” “Washi Clip-on Earrings”
www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/23/123_1_file.pdf
▼ Family Set — 3 DIY options
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▼ DIY Experience Menu — Washi Korokoro Samurai Warlords Series
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/69/269_1_file.jpg
For inquiries about this newsletter, please contact us here ▼
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html
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Recommended for Mino City sightseeing! Our shop is easy to access and perfect for tours.
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For travel planners organizing packaged tours (Japan travel, cultural activities, and group tours).
The Ishikawa Paper Goods — Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop sits along the route from Nagoya toward Takayama/Kamikochi, making it ideal as a rest stop or hands-on cultural workshop.
“We use the Tokai–Hokuriku Expressway, but going straight to the destination means a long ride on the bus.”
For travel companies with that concern:
About one hour via expressway from Nagoya, our location is a perfect hub to combine with Gujo Hachiman, Shirakawa-go, and Takayama.
We strongly hope you’ll include a Mino Washi craft workshop as one option in your Japan group tour itinerary.
If you’re looking for an approximately 90-minute slot including travel (about 60 minutes for the workshop itself), our shop in Mino City, Gifu is highly recommended.
[Key Benefits]
1. Prime location: 5 minutes from the Tokai–Hokuriku Expressway Mino IC (about 5 minutes on foot from parking)
2. Workshop is ~60 minutes; with transfers, it fits a 90-minute window
3. Take your finished craft home immediately
4. 10% OFF in-store shopping for purchases over ¥1,000
5. For group tours, R10 rebate available for travel agencies
6. High flexibility enables highly original, creative works
7. Located in the heart of Mino’s Udatsu Historic District
8. Authentic hands-on experience using Gifu’s traditional industry: Mino Washi
9. Google rating ★4.9 (as of September 2025, 887 reviews)
10. Free Wi-Fi available
[Access Information]
From Nagoya: Nagoya Ring Route IC (Nagoya Expressway) → Ichinomiya JCT → Tokai–Hokuriku Expressway → Mino IC — approx. 67 km / about 1 hour
From Takayama: Takayama-Nishi IC (Chubu-Jukan Expressway) → Hida-Kiyomi IC → Tokai–Hokuriku Expressway → Mino IC — approx. 100 km / about 1 hour 15 minutes
From Shirakawa-go: Shirakawa-go IC (Tokai–Hokuriku Expressway) → Mino IC — approx. 110 km / about 1 hour 15 minutes
From Gujo Hachiman: Gujo Hachiman IC (Tokai–Hokuriku Expressway) → Mino IC — approx. 28 km / about 17 minutes
From Chubu Centrair International Airport: Centrair East IC (Chita Transversal Road) → Nagoya Expressway / Me-ni-Kan → Ichinomiya JCT → Tokai–Hokuriku Expressway → Mino IC — approx. 95 km / about 1 hour 20 minutes
From Toki Premium Outlets: Toki IC (Chuo Expressway)→ Toki JCT → Tokai-Kanjo Expressway → Mino-Seki JCT → Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway → Mino IC — approx. 39 km, about 30 minutes
* We do not have on-site parking. Please use municipal parking (shuttle available).
Ishikawa Paper’s hands-on workshops are highly rated by domestic and international guests as fun cultural activities to “experience Japanese tradition.”
Please add the Mino Washi paper-craft experience to your tour plan—ideal for Japan group tours and travel agency itineraries.
▼ Experience Shop Website
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
▼ Mino City Parking Map
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▼ Mino City Access Information
https://minokanko.com/access/
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Our Hometown, Mino City — Autumn Colors at “Sukeemon’s Maples”
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The “Sukeemon’s Maples” in the Nagase district of Mino City are entering their most beautiful season again this year.
It’s said that a paper wholesaler, Mr. Takei Sukeemon, planted seedlings he brought back from Arashiyama in Kyoto during the Meiji era, and that’s how these riverside maples began.
For roughly 150 years, local residents have cherished and cared for this beloved autumn landscape—a symbol of Mino.
Around 30 maple trees along the river reflect on the water. By day, enjoy the contrast of clear autumn skies and crimson leaves; by night, a magical, illuminated scene.
This year’s light-up runs from Saturday, November 15 to Sunday, November 30.
Lights are on from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
On Saturday, November 15, there will also be an afternoon event.
Please come see these beautiful maples, which show different expressions by day and night.
Access: about 20 minutes by car from Mino IC.
Free parking is available, making it convenient for sightseeing by car.
After enjoying the foliage, please stop by
the “Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop — Ishikawa Paper Goods,” located in the heart of the Udatsu Historic District.
We’ve stocked handmade Mino-Washi accessories and seasonal Zodiac ornaments—new autumn/winter items are now available.
We hope you’ll feel the charm of autumn in Mino through the foliage and the warmth of washi paper.
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Ishikawa Paper’s “Conquer the World & Conquer Japan” Project — Put a sticker on your place of origin!
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Mino Washi—Mino City’s proud cultural heritage and a UNESCO-listed traditional craft.
For 123 years since our founding, Ishikawa Paper has hoped people around the world will discover and enjoy the tradition and charm of Mino Washi—
and with that in mind, we’ve launched a special initiative!
Its name is…
【Did YOU come “for washi” to Ishikawa Paper?】 Campaign!
Ishikawa Paper is located right in the center of Mino’s Udatsu Historic District!
Our store is a designated property within the Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings,
and welcomes you inside a renovated Edo-period house (originally constructed in 1760).
Inside the shop, we display world and Japan maps. Guests place a sticker on their place of origin.
As the stickers increase, it becomes easy to see at a glance how far Ishikawa Paper’s Mino Washi experience has spread.
Watching the maps fill with colors excites both staff and visitors.
◆ Conquer the World Project ◆
So far, guests from 41 countries (individuals and groups) have visited!
But there are 193 UN member states—the journey continues.
For guests from a country visiting us for the first time:
・Receive a small Mino-Washi gift!
・Please place a sticker on your place of origin. ^^
Which country will color the map next? Be sure to tell our staff your home country.
◆ Conquer Japan Project ◆
Among visitors who enjoyed the Mino Washi paper-craft experience at our shop,
which of Japan’s 47 prefectures sends the most guests?
From nearby—or from far away?
Place a sticker on your home prefecture and add color to the Japan map!
* At present, the stickers applied by guests are piling up like a little mountain. ^^
The more stickers on the maps, the more connections grow between Ishikawa Paper and our guests—
it’s a “participatory project.”
If you haven’t visited yet, please come and join the fun.
During your trip to Mino City, be sure to enjoy the Mino Washi paper-craft experience. ^^
Your single sticker can be the first step of a new story.
All our staff are looking forward to welcoming you!
* Here is the current list of countries that have visited our shop.
North & South America
United States, Brazil, Canada, Venezuela
Asia
Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, China, Timor-Leste, Nepal, India, Israel, Cambodia, Laos, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Pakistan, Malaysia
Europe
United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Russia, Netherlands
Oceania
Australia, New Zealand
Africa
South Africa
▼ Experience Shop Website (Ishikawa Paper)
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
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About Ishikawa Paper — Introducing OEM products of our popular “Washi Korokoro” series!
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Ishikawa Paper handles retail/wholesale of washi crafts and related items, culture-experience programs, and the development of original products.
Drawing on 123 years of craftsmanship and experience, we help bring your ideas to life with heartfelt product development—ideal for OEM collaborations and cultural souvenirs.
Here are some examples of past original items:
◆ The beloved mascot of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Tsubakuro, is now a Washi Korokoro doll!
Tsubakuro, the baseball club’s mascot adored by Swallows fans,
is a superstar in Japanese pro baseball with humorous expressions and playful gestures.
This iconic character has become one of our Washi Korokoro figures!
Just looking at it will make you smile.
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1870.html
◆ If you’re from Gifu, you surely know this! FC Gifu’s mascot character has become a Washi Korokoro doll!
FC Gifu is a professional football club based in Gifu Prefecture.
Its official mascot “Giffy” has become a “Washi Korokoro,” a traditional craft made with Mino Washi.
This collaboration brings together a club that loves its hometown and artisans who inherit Mino’s tradition—introducing the adorably wobbling Giffy!
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1876.html
◆ If you’re from Gifu, you surely know this! Gifu Bus is now a Washi Korokoro figure!
Available as a finished product or a DIY kit.
We even provide instructions in both Standard Japanese and the local Gifu dialect!
Commissioned by Gifu Bus (Gifu Noriai Jidosha Co., Ltd.), which operates local and charter buses mainly in Gifu City,
we produced this special item at our company.
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1874.html * DIY kit
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1875.html * Finished product
◆ JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) is now a “Washi Korokoro” roly-poly figure!
Our Washi Korokoro figures are auspicious roly-polies that right themselves no matter how many times they tip over — embodying the spirit of “fall down seven times, get up eight.”
We were commissioned to “express SLIM’s lunar landing as an okiagari-koboshi (roly-poly),” and brought it to life as a Washi Korokoro. ^^
* From the ISAS (Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) website
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1802.html
◆ A beloved national anime character is now a Washi Korokoro figure!
“Chibi Maruko-chan,” adored in living rooms across Japan, now appears as a Washi Korokoro!
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1800.html
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1801.html
▼ We create original products (OEM)! — Since 1902, we craft exclusive pieces just for your brand.
Japan’s No.1 in registered Mino-Washi brand items!
Leave it to us for dolls, hariko (papier-mâché), Japanese crafts, stationery, DIY kits, and name imprinting. We propose in many materials — washi, chirimen crepe, wood, ceramics — ideal for OEM souvenirs, inbound tourism gifts, and private-label Japanese crafts.
▼ Contact Ishikawa Paper (Head Office) here ♪
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/index.html
Not only our commercialized “Washi Korokoro,” but unique original works are quietly born from our Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop, too. ^^
We’re always amazed by children’s free and imaginative creations.
The charm is in the freedom to shape their favorite characters and motifs — not just copy the samples.
We’ll start sharing these delightful works with photos on our blog as well!
With the maker’s ideas, our popular “Washi Korokoro” offers limitless expression.
Kids and adults alike can dive in with childlike wonder — a memorable hands-on cultural workshop in Japan.
Create your one-and-only original piece with us at the Mino Washi Paper Craft Experience Shop.
[See the photos!] We feature this newsletter with images on the blog below. [Updated every Monday]
Newsletter article on the blog [with images]
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/index__23.html
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Customer Gallery — Introducing works created by our guests!
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This issue’s featured piece ♪
For some reason… it looks like its maker’s face. ^^
Enjoy customizing your own creation, too!
[See the photos!] We feature this newsletter with images on the blog below. [Updated every Monday]
Newsletter article on the blog [with images]
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/index__23.html
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Mayu “Mino” Diary — Warm, Smiley Halloween
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This year again, local volunteers gathered children and held a Halloween event.
Even as neighborhood association events slowly decline, this Halloween tradition continues every year here, evolving in hosts and format.
About 20 children arrived in their own favorite costumes.
Adults brought sweets; those who couldn’t attend entrusted them to the organizers, and treats were handed to the kids one by one.
Participation for children was free. The community’s warmth filled their paper bags.
Children happily cradled armfuls of sweets,
and the expressions of the townspeople watching them were as gentle as lantern light.
“These children are part of our community.”
“Those kind neighbors are the ones who gave us treats.”
I think these small layers of memory are what connect people to people.
I hope this sense of connection will continue in our town through events like this.
It was a heart-warming moment on an autumn night. ^^
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In Edo-era streetscapes,
enjoy hands-on Mino-Washi craft making at
Ishikawa Mino Washi Paper Goods Workshop — Ishikawa Paper Goods
501-3728
1909-3 Honjyu-cho, Mino City, Gifu, JAPAN
Shop contact: Mayumi Sato
Phone 0575-29-3680
FAX 0575-35-1363
Contact us here https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html
Website: http://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/
Feel free to contact us ♪
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