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MINO-WASHI Museum

MINO-WASHI Museum, Paper museum in Mino, Japan.

The MINO-WASHI Museum is a paper museum in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, dedicated to Mino washi. Its second floor has a room on the history and techniques of Mino washi with the tools used in papermaking, a comparison with washi from other regions, a room of everyday goods made from Mino washi, a high-vision hall showing films on raw materials and production, and a library. The first floor holds a temporary exhibition room and the restaurant Hanamikoshi; the basement has a papermaking workshop, a shop and a creative studio.

The Mino region has been a center for papermaking since at least the 8th century, as shown by historical artifacts discovered locally. The craft evolved through the centuries and remains a defining part of the area's heritage and identity today.

The museum's own magazine, "Kamigatari", publishes events and news not carried in ordinary flyers. The second exhibition room shows everyday goods made from Mino washi, and the restaurant on the first floor is named Hanamikoshi. Papermaking demonstrations and hands-on sessions take place in the basement workshop.

The museum is open 9:00–17:00, with last entry at 16:30, and closes on Tuesdays (or the next day if Tuesday is a holiday), the day after holidays, and 29 December–3 January. Papermaking workshops are held in the basement; the museum is a short walk from the Washi no Sato Kōen-mae bus stop or a few minutes from the Mino-Washi no Sato Kaikan stop on the Noriai-kun bus. Free parking is available for 100 cars and 7 buses.

The museum publishes its own information magazine, "Kamigatari", which carries news of events at the hall that do not appear in ordinary flyers. The building reopened on 15 April 2017 after renovation, and the basement workshop is where papermaking demonstrations and hands-on sessions take place.

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