Echizen Washi

is a type of Japanese paper that is made in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Echizen washi is the best in Japan in terms of quality, variety, and production volume. 
The most distinctive feature of Echizen Washi is the variety. It can be roughly divided into 8 types, and the large division can be divided into very fine types. Each Echizen Washi has various uses, including everyday paper such as sliding doors and shoji paper, wrapping paper, and postcards, as well as official paper. Among them, "Echizen Hoshoshi" (越前) and "Echizen Torinokogami" (越前鳥子紙) are Echizen washi that designated important intangible cultural properties of Japan. 
History.
The Legend of "Kawakami Gozen".
There is a legend about the origin of Echizen Washi.
How to make.
Materials.
The raw materials for Echizen Washi are kozo, mitsumata, and ganpi. Hemp and wood pulp are also materials. Paper is squeezed using the fibers of these trees and glue extracted from plants such as Abelmoschus manihot called "neri".
How to make Echizen Washi.
The traditional technique of making Echizen washi is still inherited.
Producing Area.
The Goka area is Otaki-cho, Echizen City, a production center for Echizen Japanese paper, which is said to have started 1,500 years ago. It consists of Iwamoto-town, Oizu-town, Odaki-cho, Sadatomo-town, and Shinzaike-town. 
Facilities.
Echizen Washi Village
In the Udatsu Museum and Workshop, visitors can see how artisans make Echizen washi by using traditional tools and technique.
Exhibits explain the origin and history of Echizen washi, manufacturing process and examples of Echizen washi use.
Visitors can create their own original Japanese paper.
References.
4. Paper &amp; Culture Museum Exhibits