Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Paper Goods
Shop Email Newsletter No. 272
Recommended for sightseeing in Mino City, Gifu, Japan! Get ready for Christmas and New Year – create your own one-and-only Mino Washi craft souvenir!
Thank you very much for visiting the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Paper Goods!
As of November 28, 2025 – Google reviews: ★4.9 with 897 reviews and still increasing!
At the “Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Paper Goods”,
our hands-on workshops let you enjoy authentic Japanese traditional culture with all five senses.
While touching the beauty and heritage of Mino Washi paper, you can create one-of-a-kind dolls and Japanese crafts that exist nowhere else in the world.
You can feel the soft texture of Japanese paper, enjoy choosing colors and patterns, and experience the fun of shaping your own design – a memorable cultural activity where you truly experience Japanese traditions through all five senses♪
We are located right in the heart of Mino’s historic town!
Our shop stands in the Udatsu Townscape, a nationally designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
Inside this Edo-period building, built in 1760 and featuring traditional “udatsu” firebreak walls, everyone can enjoy a unique Mino Washi craft workshop together – perfect for Japan cultural tours and group excursions.
From solo travelers to groups of up to 45 people at once (roughly one full-size tour bus), everyone can enjoy the workshop together^^
(For bookings of more than 45 people, we recommend splitting into a Mino City walking & shopping group and a craft experience group.)
Couples, friends, families, student groups, company trips, incentive tours and other Japan group tours –
any kind of group can share a fun, interactive time here!
Our hands-on workshop menu includes:
Washi Korokoro paper dolls, Japanese paper uchiwa fans, washi earrings, washi pierce-style earrings, washi plates, washi pen stands, washi bookmarks and more – ideal for Japan travel souvenirs and group activities♪
You can follow the sample and create a classic design,
or trust your own intuition and creativity,
or even design a piece inspired by your favorite character or motif – it is entirely up to you!
Let’s create a unique, original Mino Washi souvenir that exists only in your world – a special memory from your Japan trip!
We have more than 30 different DIY kits available, so you are sure to find a favorite that fits your tour concept.
Please check our shop opening schedule and come visit us – we look forward to welcoming individual travelers and international group tours alike♪
▼ Shop opening days for November, December & January ▼
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1855.html
[Note] Please feel free to contact us – we also accept group reservations on days other than the above regular opening days for tour groups and educational trips!!
▼ Official website ▼
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
▼ Rakuten online shop ▼
https://www.rakuten.co.jp/ishikawa-shigyo/
Every little moment in daily life can become a “manpuku” (full of happiness) moment♪
Today as well, our Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop is here to help create smiles for everyone who visits us from across Japan and overseas♪
Now, let’s begin today’s shop email newsletter＾＾
◆ Topics in this issue ◆
・For group customers: we recently hosted a training trip for temple wives (otera no okusama) – a great example of a cultural study tour.
・Information for everyone: our shop is now full of zodiac (eto) New Year items from Ishikawa Paper Goods!
・Group experiences: flexible and highly satisfying hands-on programs – welcome to the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop!
・Recommended for sightseeing in Mino City: our Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop is easy to access and perfect as a stop on Japan group tour itineraries♪
・Our town, Mino City: winter-only Hina Doll Stamp Rally and the “kansarashi” cold-water bleaching of Mino Washi paper.
・Ishikawa Paper Goods’ World & Japan Conquest Project – please place a sticker on your home country or home prefecture^^
・For guests with disabilities: introducing our service plans that allow everyone to enjoy the experience with peace of mind.
・About Ishikawa Paper Goods: introducing our popular “Washi Korokoro” OEM products, ideal for museums, attractions and tour gift shops!
・Customer works gallery: we present actual pieces created during our workshops by participants♪
・Mayu “Mino” Diary – a follow-up story on Sukeemon’s autumn foliage event.
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A heartwarming message from our group guests!
They published a report about their experience at Ishikawa Paper Goods’ craft workshop＾＾
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Recently in this newsletter we introduced a group of temple wives who joined us on a training trip.
Afterward, they kindly wrote a training report and beautifully featured their experience at our Mino Washi craft workshop.
The two courses they selected for their hands-on experience were:
・“Washi Korokoro” – creating cute, round roly-poly dolls as Japanese paper souvenirs
・“Paper plate experience” – freely collaging your favorite patterns on a washi-covered plate.
On that day, they first enjoyed a relaxing handmade Mino Washi craft time at Ishikawa Paper Goods’ workshop,
and then moved on to Ogurayama Zenkoji Temple in Mino to listen to a talk by the chief priest.
Combining “time to move your hands and gently unwind your heart” with “time to listen, reflect and calm your mind”
created a truly wonderful cultural training program – our staff still remember seeing them off while feeling very impressed.
To our delight, one of the participants edited a video of the paper plate making process
and shared it online.
You can see how the plain white paper plates gradually transform into “one-and-only works of art”,
and the warm smiles of everyone when their pieces are finished really convey the atmosphere of the experience.
▼ Watch the paper plate workshop video here
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/44/344_1_file.mp4
Experience reports written from the customer’s point of view show us
“Ah, this is how our guests feel during the workshop,” and they are the greatest encouragement to our team.
They also give us hints such as “maybe we can improve this explanation” or “we could prepare this part more smoothly,”
so all the staff read them with gratitude＾＾
This is a handout distributed by the temple.
For group use – such as training trips, social gatherings, women’s associations, children’s groups and more –
we are happy to consult with you about combining different workshop menus and adjusting the time required to fit your theme.
Just like this temple wives’ group, we also recommend combining our craft experience with visits to temples, shrines or cultural facilities in Mino City as part of a Japan cultural tour.
If, during your group visit, someone asks “May we take photos or videos?”,
our answer is “Of course – we would love that!” ^^
And if you are happy to do so, sharing your impressions on your blog or social media, as this group did,
will make all of our staff jump for joy (really!)
As one scene in your training program or Japan group tour,
we would be delighted if you could spend
“time laughing together, showing each other your finished crafts, and adding one more shared memory”
at the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop.
▼ For inquiries about Ishikawa Paper Goods’ products, please click here♪
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/index.html
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Information for everyone^^ – Zodiac (eto) items are arriving at the Ishikawa Paper Goods shop!
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The date is finally set for our zodiac-themed items to appear in the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop!
In-store sales will start from September 20＾＾
This year’s lineup includes eight categories – a collection sure to delight visitors and tour guests alike＾＾
◆ Hand-applied washi ceramic dolls ◆ – featuring our first extra-large Maneki Neko (beckoning cat)!
◆ Chirimen crepe items ◆ – hanging decorations, chirimen dolls, netsuke charms, kagami-mochi rice cake decorations, Seven Lucky Gods and more
◆ Washi dolls ◆ – mobiles, Washi Korokoro dolls, Washi Korokoro gift sets and DIY craft kits
◆ Ceramic dolls ◆ – ceramic dolls with omikuji fortunes, ceramic figures, kagami-mochi ornaments
◆ Papier-mâché (hariko) ◆ – zodiac horse (uma) figures and other lucky charms
◆ Kaishi paper ◆ – zodiac kaishi pocket papers
◆ Tenugui ◆ – zodiac-themed Japanese tenugui cloths
◆ Japanese stationery ◆ – zodiac horse New Year gift envelopes, ceremonial envelopes and small “pochibukuro” gift envelopes
Zodiac items are also joining our in-shop experience kits!
In addition, our shop’s experience kits now include a white horse inspired by next year’s zodiac animal, the horse (uma)!
We have prepared everything so that you can be among the first to try this new zodiac horse craft experience.
Why not come and make an adorable white horse, perfect as a New Year’s souvenir from Japan?
[2026 Zodiac Horse New Year Catalog] is here↓↓
www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/36/336_1_file.pdf
Displaying a zodiac horse (uma) ornament fills your space with the powerful energy of a lively horse, helping your fortune move steadily forward!
It is the “uma” that helps everything in your daily life go “umaku” (smoothly and successfully).
Zodiac horse ornaments are auspicious items that support progress and leaps forward like a galloping horse,
and are believed to bring wishes for business prosperity, long life and good health, and harmony in the family.
They are perfect for those who want to start the new year full of energy, or for travel planners seeking unique Japanese New Year gifts for their tour guests.
Please come and meet the lucky zodiac horse that brings good fortune.
▼ Click here for the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop homepage♪
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
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Group experiences – flexible, creative and highly satisfying♪ Welcome to the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop!
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Elementary, junior high and high schools, children’s groups, family trips, PTA parent–child trips, company outings, corporate training, sports clubs, senior clubs, NPOs and volunteer groups, cultural experience tours and more…
If you are a coordinator, planner, concierge or person in charge who is looking for a hands-on activity destination in central Japan, please read on!
“We want our children to have experiences they cannot get in regular school life.”
“We want to create fun shared memories for everyone in our group.”
In that case, please consider Ishikawa Paper Goods’ Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop for your Japan group tour or educational travel program^^
Through a one-and-only craft-making experience, your guests can take home not only handmade items, but also unforgettable memories of Japanese culture.
We still have availability for reservations!
We warmly welcome both group bookings and individual bookings made via reservation websites.
Our experiences are very flexible – with simple instruction sheets, anyone can enjoy making their own piece at their own pace.
Guests are sometimes surprised and ask, “Is it really okay to be this free?”, but don’t worry – our staff will carefully support you at all the important points^^
Our “Washi Korokoro” series, which you can enjoy all year round, includes not only zodiac designs, but also many items themed around monthly events and seasonal festivals.
◆ List of Washi Korokoro items you can enjoy when you visit our shop
[Animals & Lucky Motifs]
Goldfish, frogs, Maneki Neko lucky cats, owls, kittens
[Zodiac 1]
Snake (zodiac Mi), dragon (zodiac Tatsu), mouse/rat (zodiac Ne), ox (zodiac Ushi), tiger (zodiac Tora), rabbit (zodiac U)
[Zodiac 2]
Boar (zodiac I), dog (zodiac Inu), horse (zodiac Uma), sheep (zodiac Hitsuji), monkey (zodiac Saru), bird/rooster (zodiac Tori)
[Folk Tales & Auspicious Motifs]
Daruma, lion dance (shishimai), ninja, red ogre (aka-oni), zodiac horse & white horse
[Samurai Warlord Series]
Akechi Mitsuhide, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Otani Yoshitsugu, Young Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kicho (Princess Nohime)
[Seasonal & Festival Themes]
Blue carp streamer (koinobori), red carp streamer, samurai kabuto helmet, child with carp streamer, two carp streamers, three child carp streamers, Hina dolls
[Items Available Only in Our Shop]
Jack-o’-Lantern, sword-wielding warrior, scale-pattern design, princess, and possibly more limited items only available here!
We constantly have more than 30 types of DIY craft kits ready, so you are sure to find a design that makes you think, “I want to make this!” – perfect for Japan school trips, company incentive tours and family travel.
You may discover a very special Washi Korokoro doll that you can only create here in Mino City, Gifu, Japan – an exclusive Japanese paper craft for your Japan group tour.
You are more than welcome to search for craft ideas on your smartphone and arrange them in your own style! Why not spend time creating together, showing your work to each other, and sharing lots of smiles – a great team-building moment for student groups and overseas travel parties?
We warmly invite you to visit Ishikawa Paper Goods’ Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop and enjoy an authentic Japanese cultural experience during your Japan trip♪
▼ Click here for the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop homepage ♪
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
▼ Washi Korokoro (Japanese paper roly-poly dolls)
www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/00/82/82_1_file.pdf
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▼ Washi Earrings & Pierced Earrings DIY Kit Sales – Tool Rental Guidelines
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 Pierced Earrings”
www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/23/123_1_file.pdf
▼ DIY Experience Menu – Three Types of Family Sets
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▼ DIY Experience Menu – Washi Korokoro Samurai Warlord Series
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For questions about this email newsletter, please contact us here ▼
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html
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Recommended for sightseeing in Mino City! The Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop is easy to access and perfect for Japan tour itineraries♪
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To planners at travel agencies who design fixed-date group tours and charter bus tours in Japan.
The Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Paper Goods is located on the circular route from Nagoya to Takayama and Kamikochi, making it an ideal cultural stopover and hands-on experience for Japan group tours and European & North American coach tours.
“We use the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway, but driving directly to the final destination means our guests are on the bus for too long.”
If this sounds familiar to you as a tour operator or DMC, we can help.
Our location – about one hour by expressway from Nagoya – is a convenient hub on a circular route combined with Gujo Hachiman, Shirakawa-go and Takayama,
and we sincerely hope you will consider adding a Mino Washi craft experience as one of the highlight options in your central Japan tour itineraries.
If you are looking for an approximately 1.5-hour experience including travel time, we highly recommend the “Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Paper Goods” in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture – perfect for inbound group tours, educational trips and senior club tours!
[Recommended Points]
1. Excellent location – just 5 minutes by car from the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Mino IC (about 5 minutes on foot from the parking area)
2. Workshop time is about 1 hour, so including travel time the whole program can be completed in about 1.5 hours – easy to fit into a Japan group tour schedule
3. Guests can take their finished crafts home immediately as Japanese souvenirs
4. In-store shopping: 10% OFF for purchases of 1,000 yen or more
5. For group bookings, an R10 rebate program is available for travel agencies
6. High degree of freedom – guests can create original, highly individual pieces, ideal for experiential Japan tours
7. Located in the very center of Mino City’s historic “Udatsu no Agaru Machinami” preserved townscape
8. Authentic cultural experience using “Mino Washi”, a traditional craft and local industry of Gifu
9. Excellent Google review score: ★4.9 (887 reviews as of September 2025) – highly rated Japan cultural activity
10. Free Wi-Fi available throughout the shop
[Access Information]
From Nagoya: Nagoya Loop Line IC (Nagoya Expressway) → Ichinomiya JCT → Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway → Mino IC – approx. 67 km, about 1 hour by car or tour bus
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): Centrair East IC (Chita transverse road) → Nagoya Expressway / Nagoya Daini Kanjo Line → 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, around 30 minutes
* We do not have our own parking lot. Please use the municipal parking lots (shuttle service available for groups).
Our hands-on experiences by Ishikawa Paper Goods are highly regarded by both domestic and international guests as a fun way to learn about Japanese culture and traditional crafts.
We would be delighted if you could add our Mino Washi craft experience as one of the featured options in your Japan tour products.
▼ Experience Shop Homepage
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 – winter-only delights
The Hina Doll Stamp Rally and “Kansarashi” winter bleaching of Mino Washi
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Winter in Mino City is a season when the crisp cold air and clear skies feel refreshing and beautiful.
The Udatsu Townscape also shows a calmer, more serene side, different from summer and autumn, and is perfect for quiet winter walks during your Japan trip.
What makes the winter townscape suddenly come alive with color is the event hosted by the Mino City Tourism Association:
“Hina Dolls in Udatsu Townhouses” & the Hina Doll Stamp Rally.
Throughout the Udatsu Townscape, traditional townhouses and shops display antique Hina dolls and beautiful Mino Washi Hina dolls indoors and under their eaves, creating a charming festival atmosphere in central Japan.
The stamp rally begins by receiving a stamp sheet (free) at the Tourist Information Center “Banya”.
As you enjoy shopping and dining at participating stores, you collect stamps, and once you have five stamps, you can return to Banya to join a prize drawing. Turn the capsule machine and you may win a fun little prize♪
Of course, the “Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Paper Goods” is one of the participating stores. Please feel free to drop by to collect a stamp and enjoy our warm Mino hospitality.
Another winter highlight is the sight of “kansarashi”, when kozo, the raw material of Mino Washi, is exposed to the cold river water in mid-winter.
In this “kansarashi” process, bundles of white kozo bark are immersed in the crystal-clear, icy water of the Itadori River, where impurities are washed away over many days and the fibers are naturally bleached by sunlight. It is an essential step in producing high-quality Japanese paper.
In the past, you could see this work in many places along the Itadori River. Today, it has become a winter event passed down as a once-a-year gathering of craftspeople.
Watching artisans standing in near freezing temperatures, carefully handling the kozo in the river, truly feels like witnessing “the winter roots of Mino Washi”.
Paper created from fibers refined by mid-winter water and light has a clear whiteness and soft texture – this is “winter-born Mino Washi”, known as kansarashi washi.
You can tour the Hina dolls displayed in Udatsu townhouses, enjoy walking the streets while collecting stamps,
and, if the timing is right, visit the Itadori River to observe the kansarashi process.
After that, we hope you will also stop by the “Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Paper Goods” as part of your winter Japan travel course.
Inside the shop, you will find Mino Washi Hina doll goods, Japanese paper accessories that suit winter interiors,
and hands-on workshops for making Washi Korokoro Hina dolls – a memorable winter cultural experience in Gifu Prefecture.
If, when you visit, you say “I came because I read your email newsletter!”,
I may end up talking far too much about how proud I am of Mino’s winter (laugh)
The quiet stillness of winter and the festive elegance of Hina dolls.
And the story of the “winter river” that gives birth to handcrafted Mino Washi Japanese paper.
We would be delighted if you could take your time to experience this winter-only charm of Mino City, Gifu, during your Japan trip or Japan cultural group tour.
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Ishikawa Paper Goods’ World & Japan Conquest Project! Please place a sticker on your home country ^^
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Mino Washi is a cultural treasure of Mino City and has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Founded 123 years ago, Ishikawa Paper Goods hopes people all over the world will discover and enjoy the traditions and beauty of Mino Washi and Japanese culture.
With that wish in mind, we have launched a very special project for visitors from Japan and overseas!
Its name is…
“Did YOU come to Ishikawa Paper Goods for Washi?” Campaign!
Ishikawa Paper Goods is located right in the heart of the historic Udatsu Townscape in Mino City.
Our shop is a designated building within the Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, in a townhouse originally built in 1760 during the Edo period.
This carefully renovated traditional Japanese house now welcomes guests from all over Japan and from around the world on Japan cultural tours.
Inside the shop, we have set up a world map and a map of Japan. We invite all visitors to place a sticker on their place of origin.
As the number of stickers grows, you can see at a glance how far the Mino Washi craft experiences at Ishikawa Paper Goods have spread across Japan and the globe.
Watching the maps fill up with colorful stickers is exciting and fun for both our staff and our guests on Japan trips and group tours.
◆ World Conquest Project ◆
So far, we have welcomed guests (individuals and groups) from 41 different countries.
But there are 193 United Nations member states in the world, so our journey to meet visitors from every country continues.
For guests visiting us from a country for the very first time…
· We will present you with a small Mino Washi souvenir gift.
· Please place a sticker on your country of origin on the world map ^^
Which country will be the next to add color to our map? When you visit on your Japan tour, please be sure to tell our staff where you are from.
◆ Japan Conquest Project ◆
Among all the guests who enjoy our Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop,
which of Japan’s 47 prefectures do the most visitors come from?
From nearby? Or from far away across Japan?
Place a sticker on your home prefecture to add color to the map of Japan!
* At the moment, the stickers placed by our guests have piled up into little mountains on the map ^^
The more stickers there are on the maps, the more Ishikawa Paper Goods and our guests become connected.
It is a participatory project that we create together with everyone who visits us.
If you have not yet visited our Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop, we warmly invite you to stop by.
Please enjoy a Mino Washi craft experience as a special memory of your visit to Mino City and your cultural trip to Japan^^
Your one small sticker will be the very first step in a new story.
All of our staff are sincerely looking forward to welcoming you!
* Below is the current list of countries whose citizens have visited our shop.
North & South America
United States of America, 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
Republic of South Africa
▼ Click here for the Ishikawa Paper Goods Experience Shop homepage ♪
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html
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Information for Guests with Disabilities – Services That Allow Everyone to Enjoy Our Workshops with Peace of Mind
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At our shop, we have started offering the following support services for groups from special-needs schools
and for groups from facilities and organizations for people with disabilities,
so everyone can enjoy a safe, comfortable and inclusive Japan cultural experience.
For groups from special-needs schools and for groups whose members hold a disability certificate (Shogaisha Techo) – group-only benefits
For students of special-needs schools and guests who hold a disability certificate participating as a group,
we offer one free try on our 300-yen capsule toy (gacha) per person.
For shopping practice, all product purchases are 40% off (excluding hands-on craft experiences).
Our craft menu is designed without difficult steps, so anyone can easily create a lovely piece.
For example, with Washi Korokoro dolls, fans, bookmarks, washi plates and pen stands,
you simply paste pre-cut paper shapes onto the base according to the pattern.
In this way, you can create your very own original item that reflects your taste and creativity^^
You can express yourself freely and add many details if you like, or you can follow the sample design precisely.
Choose your favorite paper, apply glue, and stick it on!
By repeating these simple steps, you will complete a wonderful handmade work of art.
Teachers and staff from special-needs schools,
after-school day service providers,
and those in charge of planning trips for residential facilities or welfare organizations,
we warmly invite you to make use of our accessible and inclusive craft programs!
▼ Click here for inquiries to the Ishikawa Paper Goods Experience Shop ♪
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html
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Introducing Ishikawa Paper Goods – OEM Washi Korokoro Dolls, Our Popular Original Products
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Ishikawa Paper Goods not only sells Japanese paper crafts and related products and operates experience programs,
but also develops a wide variety of OEM and private-label original items for companies, museums, sports teams and regional brands.
Drawing on 123 years of craftsmanship and experience, we wholeheartedly support you in creating products that embody your ideal Japan-themed design.
Below are some examples of our past original OEM products.
◆ The beloved mascot of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows baseball team, Tsubakuro, has become a Washi Korokoro doll!
Tsubakuro, the team mascot adored by Swallows fans,
is known for his humorous expressions and slightly mischievous gestures, making him one of the most popular characters in Japanese professional baseball.
This symbolic character of the team has now been transformed into our Washi Korokoro doll by Ishikawa Paper Goods.
Just looking at him in Washi Korokoro form will put a smile on your face.
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1870.html
◆ If you are from Gifu, you surely know them! FC Gifu’s mascot character has become a Washi Korokoro doll!
FC Gifu is a professional soccer club based in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Its official mascot character, Giffy, has now been turned into a traditional craft piece – a Washi Korokoro doll made with Mino Washi.
This collaboration combines a club that loves its local community with the craftsmanship that carries on Mino’s traditions, resulting in the birth of an adorable wobbling Giffy doll.
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1876.html
◆ If you are from Gifu, you surely know them! Gifu Bus has become a Washi Korokoro doll!
You can enjoy it both as a finished piece and as a DIY kit.
What’s more, the assembly instructions are available in both standard Japanese and the local Gifu dialect!
Gifu Bus (Gifu Noriai Jidosha Co., Ltd.), which operates local and charter buses mainly in Gifu City,
commissioned us to create this original Washi Korokoro bus, which we produced here at Ishikawa Paper Goods.
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1874.html * DIY kit
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1875.html * Finished product
◆ JAXA’s SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) has become a Washi Korokoro doll!
Our Washi Korokoro dolls are designed as auspicious “seven times down, eight times up” roly-poly figures that stand back up no matter how many times they fall.
When JAXA approached us saying, “We would like to express SLIM’s lunar landing as an okiagari-koboshi roly-poly doll,” this unique Washi Korokoro project came to life at our workshop^^
* From the website of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1802.html
◆ A nationally beloved anime character has become a Washi Korokoro doll!
Chibi Maruko-chan, the much-loved character from Japanese family anime, has appeared as an adorable Washi Korokoro doll.
The quiet stillness of winter and the festive elegance of Hina dolls.
And the story of the “winter river” that gives birth to handcrafted Mino Washi Japanese paper.
We would be delighted if you could take your time to experience this winter-only charm of Mino City, Gifu, during your Japan trip or Japan cultural group tour.
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 have used our experience to craft truly unique, made-to-order items just for your brand.
Japan’s No.1 in the number of registered Mino Washi brand products!
Please leave your original product development to us – from doll production, papier-mâché (hariko) ornaments, Japanese lifestyle goods, stationery and DIY craft kits to items with your logo or product name. We can propose a wide range of materials such as washi paper, chirimen crepe, wood and ceramics, ideal for Japan travel souvenirs, museum shops and corporate gifts.
▼ Click here to contact the Ishikawa Paper Goods head office ♪
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/index.html
Not only our commercialized “Washi Korokoro” dolls, but in fact many completely original works are quietly born from our Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop as well^^
We are always amazed by the unique creations that come from children’s free imagination.
Rather than following the sample exactly, they transform their favorite characters and motifs into three-dimensional form in their own way. That freedom of expression is the real charm of this Japan cultural craft experience.
From now on, we will introduce more of these delightful works with photos on our blog as well♪
Our popular “Washi Korokoro” dolls from Ishikawa Paper Goods offer limitless possibilities for expression, depending on the maker’s ideas and creativity.
It is a hands-on activity that not only children but also adults can truly get absorbed in, feeling like a kid again during their trip to Japan.
Why not create your one-and-only original piece together with us at the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop during your Japan sightseeing or group tour?
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Newsletter articles blog [with photos]
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/index__23.html
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Customer Gallery – Introducing real works created by our guests during their craft experiences ♪
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Here is today’s featured work ♪
Huh? Are you a ninja cat?
We hope you will also enjoy arranging the designs in your own style and creating original Japanese souvenirs♪
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Newsletter articles blog [with photos]
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/index__23.html
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Mayu “Mino” Diary – After the Sukeeemon Autumn Leaves Event
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In my previous “Our Town Mino City” entries, I wrote about the Sukeeemon Autumn Leaves event.
I have been helping as a staff member at this local autumn foliage event for three years now.
The event takes place at the riverside in my hometown where I was born and raised – the very riverbank where I went to swim almost every day during summer vacations as a child.
Every local resident has memories connected to this riverbank.
Around the Obon holidays in mid-August, families would spread out large sheets to reserve a spot, welcome relatives back home, and enjoy playing in the river together.
Back when I was in elementary school, there was no pool at school, so mothers would take turns acting as lifeguards so that the children could safely play in the river.
The time spent playing with friends in nature was truly joyful, and I have many memories of going there every day and swimming until I was tanned dark brown.
Today, fewer families return home for summer, and now that the elementary school has a pool, it has become rare to see local children playing in the river.
At the same time, because of the convenient location, more and more visitors from outside the area have come to enjoy the river, and this riverside has gradually become a small sightseeing spot for people traveling in Gifu.
The riverbank is not only a place for playing in the water; it is also a beautiful spot for viewing autumn leaves.
In the past, it also served as a kind of “port” for the region, where handmade washi paper was collected and shipped out.
It is said that Mr. Sukeeemon, who managed this riverbank and was successful in the washi business, was so moved by the maple leaves he saw in Arashiyama, Kyoto, that he brought saplings back and planted them here so that local people could enjoy the same scenery.
We want local people to gather at the riverside again.
We want to share these beautiful autumn leaves with the next generation.
With these wishes, a group of local volunteers started this small community event, Sukeeemon’s Autumn Leaves, which has now been held for 12 years.
From preparation to the main event and finally clean-up –
I could only join each part for a short time,
but while I was out doing sales calls around Mino City for my job, I often saw the autumn leaves event members handing out posters
or gathering for meetings to discuss the details.
Then the long-awaited day finally arrived.
The stage program was packed: taiko drum performances by kindergarten children, brass band performances
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和紙貼り陶器破魔矢と小槌の在庫がほんの少し出来る予定なので、
観光物産販売、生活雑貨販売、百貨店卸販売、ネット販売、通販販売、人形販売、陶器販売、漆器販売、文具書店販売、呉服販売、お茶製造販売、菓子食品製造販売、紙専門店、神社・仏閣卸販売、花屋・花材販売、イベント企画会社販売、紙の博物館販売、一般ミュージアムショップ、世界海外輸出問屋販売、海外販売、広告代理店販売、販促品販売、記念品販売、手芸店販売、ホビー店販売、和紙小売店。各業界のメーカー、問屋、小売店に製造卸。
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