This is the place for sightseeing in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture! Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

Newsletter No. 219

At "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami", the birthplace of Mino Washi,

Recommended for handmade Mino Washi crafts experience and souvenirs,

Latest information from Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo.

Recommended for enjoyable trips for individuals, couples, families, and group tours.

Groups can have up to 45 people experience crafting at once.

Experience menus include Washi Korokoro paper dolls, Washi fans,

Washi pierced earrings, Washi clip-on earrings, Washi plates, Washi pen stands, Washi bookmarks,

Over 30 types in total! We are announcing our operating schedule and more.

Click the links to view images.

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You can view the latest shop information, menu details, access, and more.

This is what the Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop is like

Handmade experiences! Mino Washi crafts souvenir sales!

▼HP▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/shop.html

▼Rakuten E-commerce site▼

https://www.rakuten.co.jp/ishikawa-shigyo/

Recommended for sightseeing in Mino City.

Latest shop information

NEW! Information about business days in September, October, and November

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1344.html

We accept group reservations even outside business days!

▼Broadcast of "Can I Charge My Battery?"

Gifu Prefecture Mino City Washi Doll Making Experience at Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo Video featuring Yoko Kumada

https://youtu.be/S8nqVqxGoiI

▼NHK Broadcast "Marutto! Gifu" Mino Washi Fan Making Experience

Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo Gifu Prefecture Mino City Sightseeing "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami" Video

https://youtu.be/Pn995x3oX9Q

Gifu Channel "Mecha Gifu Wakaru TV"▼

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKiDL8-xf_w

▼The hometown of Mino Washi, Mino City, Gifu Prefecture: Mino City Tourism Association HP

Our shop is introduced in the "Experience" → "Mino Washi" section of the tourism association's website!

https://www.minokanko.com/index.php

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Group tours from Taiwan are returning

Mino Washi Craft Experience

They chose the Washi Korokoro Warrior Series!

Price revision of menus planned from 2025

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From the end of this month to December,

we have received reservations for group tours from Taiwan.

This time, for the first time for a group, they will choose from three types of the "Warrior Series":

Oda Nobunaga

Kicho

Tokugawa Ieyasu

They will select on the day.

The Warrior Series has many parts and

is a high-difficulty crafting experience,

so I wonder if we can explain it well to the Taiwanese guests,

but even during the zodiac workshops, they diligently created while looking at the instruction manuals written in Japanese,

which we are truly grateful for.

I'm very excited to see how the Taiwanese guests will react to the Warrior Series.

You can view the Washi Korokoro Warrior Series menu here

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/69/269_1_file.jpg

Our shop has many inbound customers,

visited from many countries.

The number is a surprising 38 countries (individuals and groups)

North and South America

USA, Brazil, Canada

Asia

Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, China, East Timor, Nepal, India, Israel, Cambodia, Laos, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Pakistan, Malaysia

Europe

UK, France, Germany, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Italy

Oceania

Australia, New Zealand

▼Cultural exchange with international students and company visits by overseas workers▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_672_0_0.html

We will revise (increase) the prices of the experience menus from 2025.

Tours booked within this year can experience at the current price even after 2025.

Please plan your tours for next spring and make reservations within this year!

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Our town, birthplace of Mino Washi

Gifu Prefecture Mino City News

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10/13 (Sun) Pedestrian Paradise

Akari Art Exhibition

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The bustling atmosphere before COVID-19 has returned

on the pedestrian paradise of the 13th.

A family of seven from Miyazaki Prefecture visited our shop for an experience.

They enjoyed making accessories, Washi Korokoro, and Washi, each in their own way.

There were also a few overseas customers,

and small Washi dolls were popular.

For some reason, foxes were selling well?

In addition, tapestries of cherry blossoms and autumn leaves made with torn paper

were chosen as very wonderful items that make you feel the four seasons of Japan.

On 10/19 (Sat), the area near our shop will become a pedestrian paradise.

We will also have extended hours until 8 PM!

31st Mino Washi Akari Art Exhibition

First Part: 10/13 (Sun) – 1/25 (Fri)

Second Part: 10/26 (Sat) – 12/1 (Sun)

Lighting time: 5 PM – 9 PM

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Towards the end of the year

Inquiries about commemorative gifts...

How about a zodiac snake ornament as a year-end gift?

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As the end of the year approaches, we receive many inquiries about commemorative gifts in bulk.

Please leave it to Ishikawa Shigyo headquarters, the manufacturer!

Our recommendation is zodiac ornaments.

Perfect for New Year's greetings.

We have products available for around 100 to 200 pieces.

We may be able to prepare more than that,

so please contact us.

For inquiries, click here▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/index.html

We can also include your company name and logo!

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Experience menu for educational tourism plans

Washi Korokoro crafting experience

This month, elementary school social studies field trips too!

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Tours to learn about local industries and history,

and to experience the culture.

Recommended for educational trips, school excursions, and social studies field trips!

This month, fourth graders from Gifu Prefecture will

visit us as part of their social studies field trip, enjoying a walk through "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami" and our crafting experience.

Enjoy the feel and beauty of Mino Washi while learning about its history in Mino City.

Our crafting experiences can be enjoyed together by young children and seniors alike.

This week, a group of men and women around their 70s from a haiku club enthusiastically crafted beckoning cats, owls, and rabbits.

They asked our staff many questions like, "I want to do it this way, but how can I make it look good?"

Many unique works were created!

Learn about Gifu Prefecture's local industries and culture

Because Mino Washi was nurtured in the Nagara River basin,

it is certified as a "Japan Heritage".

Please come to Mino to learn about Mino Washi, a Japan Heritage! 

Highly recommended for educational tourism tours!

Please consider Mino for school trips and social studies field trips!

Please consider Mino for school trips and social studies field trips!

Mino City is the birthplace of Mino Washi with a 1,600-year history.

Recommended for educational travel experience programs!

In Gifu Prefecture's Mino City, learn about the history of Mino Washi,

and enjoy handmade experiences while appreciating the texture and beauty of Mino Washi!

At "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami" where the scenery of the Edo period remains,

you can enjoy making Mino Washi crafts at our shop!

You can also experience hand-papermaking and Washi crafts.

To learn about the history of Mino Washi and experience hand-papermaking,

visit the Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan!

Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan

https://www.city.mino.gifu.jp/minogami/

And in the town that traded this Mino Washi,

"Udatsu no Agaru Machinami",

you can see merchant houses of Washi wholesalers, modern Washi art, and "Akari Art".

Former Imai Family Residence & Mino History Museum

https://minokanko.com/seeing/category/history-culture/p5974/

Akari Art Museum

https://minokanko.com/seeing/category/townscape-architecture/p5976/

Recommended for educational institutions

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1124.html

You can fully enjoy Mino City.

Our shop is listed in the Gifu Prefecture Sustainable Tourism materials as a recommendation for educational travel plans.

What is Sustainable Tourism...

According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO),

it means "tourism that fully considers the current and future environmental, socio-cultural, and economic impacts,

while meeting the needs of visitors, industry, the environment, and host communities."

You can download the town map from the Mino City Tourism Association's website▼

https://minokanko.com/pamphlet/

There are volunteer guides who can show you around the townscape,

so please contact the following if you wish for a guide.

*Available for groups of 10 or more.

https://minokanko.com/news/news/p6710/

It's an experience that can be enjoyed by a wide range of ages, from kindergarteners to university students.

Please take advantage of it!

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For year-end and New Year events,

make next year's zodiac animal!

Washi Korokoro Zodiac Snake Crafting Experience

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The experience of making next year's zodiac animal, which is very popular from autumn.

2025 is the Year of the Snake.

Although snakes are often avoided,

our Washi Korokoro Snake

has an adorable design!

You can propose the Washi Korokoro series all year round!

~We can offer proposals every month!~

≪Experience achievements and examples≫

January: Zodiac, Setsubun—new release "Red Oni"

February: Hina dolls—Korokoro messages for Valentine's Day!

March: Easter—rabbits

April: Festival season—lion dances, etc.

May: May dolls—Warrior series, carp streamers, etc.

June: Rainy season—frogs, goldfish

July: Tanabata

August: Goldfish

September: Cute animals—rabbits, owls, etc.

October: Halloween

November: Twelve Zodiac Signs, daruma dolls, beckoning cats

December: Christmas, zodiac signs, etc.

In addition, the Fortune & Good Luck series and the History (Warrior, Princess) series are popular all year round—highly recommended!

We also recommend hosting events at commercial facilities in airports and train stations where people from overseas come and go!

For kit purchases and inquiries, please click here▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html

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Group Mino Washi Crafts Experience Tour

"Monchhichi" 50th Anniversary

Create Monchhichi with Mino Washi

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of "Monchhichi"

Various collaboration products have been released,

and Ishikawa Shigyo headquarters also collaborated with Mino Washi!

We have created a popular Washi Korokoro Monchhichi!

This is not a product but a DIY kit!

Let's make "Monchhichi" with Mino Washi, a traditional craft of Gifu!

At our shop, you can experience this at a special price,

use Mino Washi parts as you like,

and create your own favorite Monchhichi!

We can accommodate tour groups of 10 or more if you make a reservation.

Please consider a "Monchhichi" crafting experience tour!

For reservations and inquiries, please contact us below▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html

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Experience making auspicious souvenirs

Sightseeing spot in Mino City

At "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami"

Make your own zodiac to boost your luck

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You can view the Washi Korokoro Twelve Zodiac Signs here

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/69/269_1_file.jpg

At "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami", make your own zodiac sign

and experience making auspicious Twelve Zodiac Signs

to boost your luck!

Even for group tours,

if you know the birthdates, you can avoid the hassle of asking customers for their menu preferences!

Travel agencies,

cultural class observation tours,

parent-child tours for children's associations,

travel for female members, etc.

Please add us to your travel experience programs.

Next year's zodiac "snake" will start with the 2025 version!

Please come experience Gifu's Japanese craft culture!

For group inquiries, please contact below▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html

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September, October, November Instagram Contest

The keyword is

#IshikawaShigyoContestAutumn

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The autumn contest is also ongoing!

September, October, November Instagram Contest

The keyword is

#IshikawaShigyoContestAutumn!

We look forward to your continued posts!

Until the end of August, please attach the following keyword to your posts!

#IshikawaShigyoContestSummer

You can view the contest submissions here.

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/石川紙業コンテストsummer/?hl=ja

Not only works made at the experience shop,

but customers who purchased kits and made them at home, etc.,

can also post.

To purchase kits...

Rakuten Kit Sales Site

https://search.rakuten.co.jp/search/mall/手作りキット/?sid=391090

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Ishikawa Shigyo Headquarters Information

Ishikawa Shigyo's Hina Doll products come with

handmade name plaques!

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◆Accepting reservations for 2025 new Hina Dolls!

2025 Hina Doll Catalog here▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1404.html

◆Accepting reservations for 2025 new May Dolls!

2025 May Doll Catalog here▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1414.html

We create original name plaques using Mino Washi that matches the helmets and Hina dolls for customers who request them.

*Fees may apply depending on the product.

Other valuable information...

◆Special offers in the exclusive catalog for shrines and temples!

◆New products: Clip-on magnets "Flower", "Hexagram", "Heart"

◆New release "Washi Korokoro Red Oni DIY Kit"

◆Ishikawa Shigyo's great deals! Click here▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1377.html

Ishikawa Shigyo 2024 First Half (January~July) New Products and Great Deals Introduction

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1377.html

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Minowa's Mutterings [Finally, Sports Day!]

Tomorrow is finally the 3-year-old's kindergarten sports day!

However...

For some reason, he really dislikes wearing gym clothes,

and on practice days for the sports day, until just before the bus pickup,

he would reluctantly wear them after fussing.

I wonder if he'll wear them willingly tomorrow (^_^;)

It seems like another battle with mom will start in the morning.

Before that, I'm worried about the weather.

Tomorrow's precipitation probability is 100%.

Maybe it'll be postponed to Sunday.

Well then...

For inquiries about newsletter information, please click here▼

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/contact/shop.html

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In a townscape with the atmosphere of the Edo period,

you can experience making Mino Washi crafts at

Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

〒501-3728

1909-3 Honjyu-cho, Mino City, Gifu Prefecture

Shop Manager: Minowa

Phone: 0575-29-3680

FAX: 0575-35-1363

Minowa's Mobile: 090-5851-4673

Email: shigyo@jt7.so-net.ne.jp

HP: http://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/

[About Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo]

[Company Overview of Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo]

Founded in 1902 (Meiji 35), a Mino Washi goods manufacturer,

you can enjoy the handmade experiences of "Washi Shop's Handiwork" by headquarters Ishikawa Shigyo at

Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo.

Located in the tourist attraction "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami" in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture,

you can enjoy Washi craft experiences inside a 270-year-old historical building in the traditional building preservation district.

Family trips with Mino Washi crafting experiences,

it's a popular Gifu sightseeing experience appreciated by group tours at Mino City's tourist spots.

As a travel experience program to create Washi crafts, suitable for family trips and group travel plans.

Chosen for school trip plans to enjoyably learn about the history of Mino Washi and Mino Washi itself. Also selected for couple trips to experience Washi workshops.

As Washi workshop experiences, you can enjoy making the Mino Washi tumbler doll "Washi Korokoro",

Washi pierced earrings and clip-on earrings, pen stands, plates, Washi bookmarks, and in summer, Mino Washi fans,

you can enjoy 30 types of handmade experiences. Washi doll making experiences include animals, historical figures from Sekigahara,

and crafting experiences of Gifu Bus and Nagaragawa Railway.

As a travel experience for Mino Washi crafts, it's popular among inbound foreign guests,

and we've welcomed customers from 37 countries on inbound tours.

You can experience without reservation. Required time is 30 to 60 minutes.

Since staff are available and base materials are provided, even those not confident in their skills can craft with ease.

You can take the finished product home immediately.

For tour groups of 10 or more, please make a reservation.

The experience shop can accommodate up to 45 people at once.

More than that will be accommodated in rotations. Group travel reservations can also be accepted outside business hours.

You can experience making Mino Washi crafts, and the sale of 600 handmade Mino Washi souvenir items from headquarters Ishikawa Shigyo is also popular.

Google Maps reviews: 4.9 (466 reviews) as of 2024.07.09

[Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo TV Broadcast Videos]

"Can I Charge My Battery?" with Tetsuro Degawa - Mino Washi Doll Making Experience in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture

https://youtu.be/S8nqVqxGoiI

NHK Broadcast "Marutto! Gifu" Mino Washi Fan Making Experience

https://youtu.be/Pn995x3oX9Q

Matsuken Walk - Washi Plate Making Experience 

https://youtu.be/0Xj95TBhXoU

Hanasaka Times - Handmade Experience Washi Korokoro Dolls with Haruka Minowa and Yuriyan Retriever

https://youtu.be/u9tJ1DURNic

NHK News - Experience Making Dolls with Mino Washi!

https://youtu.be/OULbvsHaA8w

NHK Gifu - Mino Washi Doll Making Experience at Ishikawa Shigyo on "Hot Evening Gifu"

https://youtu.be/u1g85fl89KI

Chukyo TV "Catch!" - Fun Handmade Experience at Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

https://youtu.be/k9Kd993PUq8

CBC Ippou - Sightseeing in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture: Handmade Experience at Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

https://youtu.be/qZ7_hOmaQ-8

Gifu Channel "Mecha Gifu Hunter" - Handmade Experience Washi Korokoro Maneki-neko, Kimono Dressing

https://youtu.be/xGpfUOAcmtM

CCN Area Topic - Washi Korokoro Gifu Bus, Gifu Bus × Ishikawa Shigyo Handmade Experience

https://youtu.be/aowdKHSnze8

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