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Nishijima handmade Japanese paper, a traditional handicraft of Yamanashi Prefecture

Yamanashi traditional handicraft “Nishijima Handmade Washi” specializes in Japanese calligraphy paper.
Calligraphy papers, which were created with a focus on the shortage of post-war calligraphy, spread throughout the country in the 1965s with the increase in calligraphy population.
Its features are beautiful blemishes and ink colors, and the artist freely creates faint prints where he or she intends, producing many works.