If you're looking for the best tourist attractions in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture, visit the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo!

Newsletter Issue No. 222

In the historic "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami," the birthplace of Mino Washi,

we offer hands-on Mino Washi craft experiences, highly recommended for souvenirs,

bringing you the latest updates from Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo.

Highly recommended for enjoyable trips, suitable for individuals, couples, families, and group tours.

Groups of up to 45 people can enjoy crafting experiences simultaneously.

Our experience menu includes:

"Washi Korokoro" Washi Paper Dolls

"Washi Korokoro" Zodiac Series and "Washi Korokoro" Samurai Series

Currently offering at a special price【

"Washi Korokoro" Monchhichi】Handmade Experience ¥1100

Washi Plates, Washi Pen Stands, Washi Bookmarks, Washi Earrings, and Ear Clips

Over 30 types available! We provide updates on our business schedule and more.

Click the links to view images.

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

This is what the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop is like

Handmade experiences! Selling Mino Washi crafts as souvenirs!

▼Website▼

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

▼Rakuten Online Store▼

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

Highly recommended when sightseeing in Mino City.

Latest shop information

NEW! Announcement of shop's business days for December, January, and February

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1465.html

We accept group reservations even on non-business days!

▼"Can I Recharge My Battery, Please?" Broadcast 

Mino City, Gifu Prefecture Washi Doll Handmade Experience at Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo Video featuring Youko Kumada

https://youtu.be/S8nqVqxGoiI

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

Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo Mino City, Gifu Prefecture Tourism "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami" Video

https://youtu.be/Pn995x3oX9Q

Gifu Channel "Mecha Gifu Wakaru TV"▼

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

▼This is Mino City, the home of Mino Washi—Mino City Tourism Association Website

Our shop is introduced under "Experience" → "Mino Washi" on the Tourism Association's website!

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

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Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop

Notice of Business Days for December, January, and February

Now updated on our website!

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Check out our business day announcement blog here

https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1465.html

Topics

◆Recommended for New Year's Experience

Year of the Snake, Daruma, Lion Dance

◆2025 Hina Dolls—Sales Start from January 2025

◆Hina Doll Making Experience Starting from December!

◆Groups of up to 45 people can participate

For groups larger than 45, we can arrange two teams: one for town walking and one for the experience

◆Recommended for Educational Tour Planning!

Experience crafting traditional Mino Washi, a Japan Heritage

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November 9 (Sat) & November 10 (Sun)

2024 Mino City Comprehensive Fair Held

Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

We will have a booth for crafting experiences and selling zodiac items

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This weekend, the Mino City Comprehensive Fair will be held.

*Also known as Mino City Industry Festival, Health Fair, Disaster Prevention Fair

There will be stage events, and one of our staff's children will perform taiko drumming!

Every year, we have a booth offering crafting experiences and selling zodiac items.

This year, we will offer "Washi Korokoro" Year of the Snake and Daruma crafting experiences.

We will also sell zodiac decorations and bargain items.

Our special discount items are so popular that people flock to our booth!

They are that attractive and affordable, so please drop by the Industry Festival if you're in the area.

We look forward to your visit!

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Would you like to host a handmade workshop at your local festivals and events?

Easily host one with our "Washi Korokoro" kits!

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Autumn is full of festivals and events!

In this area as well, there are industrial festivals and cultural festivals happening everywhere, and many people seem to be hopping from one event to another.

Industrial festivals offer plenty of local vegetables and delicious foods, but wouldn't it be fun to host a workshop?

We highly recommend it!

Our "Washi Korokoro" handmade kits come with instructions.

The kit parts include printed faces and die-cut pieces, so with glue or paste, you can create cute roly-poly dolls just by assembling them.

※ Some simple cutting with scissors is required.

Participants can keep creating on their own, so event staff only need to supervise.

It's a workshop enjoyable for everyone from small children to seniors.

We at Ishikawa Shigyo also lend out tools like glue and scissors.

≪Tool Rental Contents≫

One set for 10 people: ¥5000 + tax

Includes: 10 tweezers, 5 glue containers (one per two people), 5 pairs of scissors (one per two people), 1 handmade work file

In addition to the zodiac signs, you can choose from dozens of types of handmade kits.

If you're looking for auspicious items besides the zodiac, we have Maneki Neko (beckoning cats), Daruma dolls, Shishimai (lion dance), and more.

For easy experience menus, please see below▼

Handmade Kit Difficulty Level Menu Chart

www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/00/82/82_1_file.pdf

Please contact us directly.

Items to make your workshop even more enjoyable

Decorate your creations

≪Recommended Material Set for Workshop Experience≫

Die-cut paper and kirigami set, 10g, ¥1000

This set includes die-cut paper and kirigami for about 10 people.

We've added a little extra, so it's a very good value!

Beautiful kirigami can be wonderful when you cut out patterns!

We recommend a handmade experience as "experiential consumption," just like "local souvenirs"!

You can take home your creations immediately, making them great souvenirs!

Our "Washi Korokoro" series, which you can propose all year round, is here!

~We can offer new suggestions every month!~

≪Experience Records and Examples≫

January: Zodiac signs, Setsubun, new "Red Oni"

February: Hina Dolls, "Korokoro" messages for Valentine's Day!

March: Easter, rabbits

April: Festival season, Shishimai (lion dance), etc.

May: May dolls, Samurai series, carp streamers

June: Rainy season, frogs, goldfish

July: Tanabata (Star Festival)

August: Goldfish

September: Cute animals like rabbits and owls

October: Halloween

November: Twelve Zodiac signs, Daruma, Maneki Neko

December: Christmas, zodiac signs, etc.

Also recommended are our year-round popular "Good Luck and Fortune" series and "History" (Samurai, Princess) series!

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Our Town: The Birthplace of Mino Washi

Mino City, Gifu Prefecture News

Also Recommended for Educational Tour Planning

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Featuring a Suikinkutsu selected among the "100 Soundscapes of Japan"

The Old Imai Residence

Mino Historical Museum (City Designated Cultural Property)

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Old Imai Residence and Mino Historical Museum (City Designated Cultural Property)

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

Free townscape guide volunteers are available (reservation required).

The Old Imai Residence is the oldest house with udatsu in Mino City, which was a village headman and a washi wholesaler's townhouse.

Built in the mid-Edo period and expanded in the early Meiji period, it has one of the largest floor plans in the city.

During the expansion, a skylight about 3 meters high was created.

In the garden, there's a Suikinkutsu selected as one of the "100 Soundscapes of Japan" by the Environmental Agency, delighting visitors' ears.

At the back, you'll find the Mino Historical Museum displaying materials related to Mino City's old history, culture, and sculptures, as well as the Udatsu Storehouse and Niwaka Storehouse.

Address: 1883 Izumi-cho, Mino City

Business Hours:

April–September: 9:00–16:30 (Last entry at 16:15)

October–March: 9:00–16:00 (Last entry at 15:45)

Closed: Tuesdays from December to February (If Tuesday is a holiday, closed the next day), the day after holidays, and during the year-end and New Year holidays

Access: About a 10-minute walk from Nagaragawa Railway "Mino City Station."

1-minute walk from "Udatsu no Machinami Dori" bus stop on the Gifu Bus Gifu-Mino Line.

About 5 minutes from Mino IC on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway.

Admission Fee: Adults (High school students and above): ¥300; Groups (20 people or more): ¥250

Experience Gifu Prefecture's local industry and culture

Mino Washi, nurtured along the Nagara River basin, has been recognized as a "Japan Heritage."

Come to Mino to learn about Mino Washi!

Highly recommended for educational sightseeing tours!

Please consider Mino for school trips and social studies excursions!

Here in Mino City, the birthplace of Mino Washi with a 1600-year history.

Recommended for educational travel experience programs!

Learn about the history of Mino Washi in Gifu Prefecture's Mino City,

and enjoy the texture and beauty of Mino Washi through hands-on experiences!

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

you can enjoy making Mino Washi crafts at our shop!

You can experience hand-making Mino Washi paper and crafts.

To learn about the history of Mino Washi or experience hand-making washi paper, visit the Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan!

Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan

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

And in the town where Mino Washi was traded,

in the "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami,"

you can further see the washi wholesaler's townhouse and modern washi art "Akari Art."

Old Imai Residence and Mino Historical Museum

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

Akari Art Museum

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

Recommended for school educational trips

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

You can fully enjoy Mino City.

For educational travel planning, our shop is featured in the Gifu Prefecture Sustainable Tourism materials recommended for school trips.

Sustainable tourism refers to tourism that fully considers the current and future environmental, socio-cultural, and economic impacts, meeting the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment, and host communities.

You can download a map of the townscape 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 to have a guide.

※ Available for groups of 10 or more.

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

※ For groups of 20 or fewer, if you reserve on non-business days, we will charge a facility fee separately.

For details, please contact us.

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This Weekend: Overseas Visitors Challenge the "Washi Korokoro" Samurai Series

Inbound Group Tour

Experience Gifu's Traditional Crafts

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This weekend, a group tour from Taiwan will visit us for a crafting experience.

This time, the travel agency selected the "Washi Korokoro" Samurai Series.

For the first time in a tour, the Samurai Series will be experienced by overseas visitors.

The Samurai Series includes famous historical figures such as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Akechi Mitsuhide, Kicho (Nohime), and Otani Yoshitsugu.

Among these, on the day, customers will choose from Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Kicho.

This series has many parts and is a bit more challenging, so our staff are concerned about how it will go.

But in any experience, everyone seems to progress by looking at the Japanese instruction manual, even if they are from overseas.

So we are expecting everyone's creative enthusiasm this time too!

We are very much looking forward to seeing what kind of samurai they will create!

Our "Washi Korokoro" crafting experience is held every year at airports where people from overseas come and go, aimed at inbound customers.

At that time, it seems that the event company prepares instruction manuals in English.

At our shop, we have many inbound customers from various countries.

The number is as many as 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 social tours for overseas workers▼

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

For kit purchases and inquiries, please click here▼

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

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Parent-Child Mino Washi Craft Experience

"Monchhichi" Celebrates 50th Anniversary Since Its Launch in 1974

Monchhichi with Mino Washi

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"Monchhichi" began sales in 1974,

was temporarily suspended in 1985, but resumed in 1996!

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Grandmothers who loved Monchhichi can now enjoy crafting experiences with their grandchildren.

Let's make each of your own Monchhichi with three generations!

Collaboration of Gifu's traditional craft Mino Washi and Monchhichi, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

At Ishikawa Shigyo headquarters, we produced a Monchhichi in collaboration with Mino Washi!

Note: This is a handmade kit, not a finished product.

At our shop, you can experience crafting at a special price.

You can freely use beautiful Mino Washi parts to create a one-of-a-kind Monchhichi!

For tour groups of 10 or more,

please make a reservation, and we will accommodate you.

Enjoy a "Monchhichi" crafting experience tour!

For reservations and inquiries, please click below▼

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

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Japanese Cultural Experience Tour

Create Your Own Zodiac Sign in "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami"

Craft Your Auspicious Zodiac and Boost Your Fortune!

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You can view the "Washi Korokoro" Zodiac Series here

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

In the historic "Udatsu no Agaru Machinami,"

craft your own auspicious zodiac sign

and enhance your luck!

Travel agencies,

please recommend us for inquiries from the following groups!

Cultural Class Observation Tours

Parent-Child Tours for Children's Associations

Trips for Women's Groups

Community Association Friendship Trips, and more

Ideal for Inbound Tours

The Zodiac is a part of Japanese culture

Sure to pique interest!

Experience Mino Washi Crafting

A Must for Japanese Cultural Tours

Please include us in your travel packages!

Add our program to your itinerary!

For group inquiries, please contact us below▼

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

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Instagram Contest for September, October, and November

The keyword is

#IshikawaShigyoContestAutumn

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The Autumn Contest is ongoing!

Instagram Contest for September, October, and November

The keyword is

#IshikawaShigyoContestAutumn!

We look forward to your continued posts!

The deadline for the Autumn Contest is the 30th of this month!

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 created at our experience shop,

but also those made at home using our kits are welcome.

We invite all customers to submit their creations.

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

Packed with the Latest Updates and Great Deals

New Release! Special Art Shikishi

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◆View the Special Art Shikishi Catalog here

www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/17/317_1_file.pdf

Featuring Popular Designs Among Inbound Tourists

Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," "Red Fuji," Sharaku, Twin Cranes, and more

These Shikishi boast incredibly vivid colors.

The Twin Cranes are also recommended for New Year's decorations!

◆Now accepting pre-orders for the 2025 Hina Dolls!

View the 2025 Hina Doll Catalog here▼

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

◆Now accepting pre-orders for the 2025 May Dolls!

View the 2025 May Doll Catalog here▼

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

Exclusive Offer for Our Clients: Personalized Name Plates

We create original name plates!

For details, please contact your sales representative.

◆New Release: Three New Types of Clip Magnets

Heart, Hexagram, Flower

Clip Magnet Catalog attached.

◆For great deals and the latest offers from Ishikawa Shigyo, click here▼

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

Ishikawa Shigyo 2024 First Half (January–July) New Products Special Offers Introduction

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

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Minowa's Musings 【Where Did Autumn Go...】

This morning's temperature was 4℃.

Until yesterday, it was just a bit chilly when waking up,

but this morning was so cold I had to bring out the heater.

Shivering, I filled it with kerosene... So cold!

There were signs since yesterday,

but I never expected the temperature to drop this much.

The town's scenery hasn't even started to change colors,

and the leaves might wither before they turn red.

But during the day, the sun is so strong it's almost hot.

I dressed warmly because of the morning chill, but ended up putting on and taking off layers all day.

It was a busy day.

Everyone, please be careful not to catch a cold due to the temperature fluctuations.

Take care.

For inquiries about newsletter information, please click here▼

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

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Experience Edo-era ambiance

and enjoy making Mino Washi crafts

at Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

〒501-3728

1909-3 Honjyu-machi, 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

Website: http://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/

【About Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo】

Founded in 1902 (Meiji 35), Mino Washi craft manufacturer

Ishikawa Shigyo's "Washi Craftsman's Handiwork" can be enjoyed at the Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop.

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 a traditional architectural preservation district.

It's a popular spot for family trips to experience making Mino Washi crafts,

and it's a famous tourist experience in Gifu, appreciated by group travelers visiting Mino City's sightseeing spots.

As a travel experience program to create washi crafts, it's ideal for family travel and group travel plans.

Recommended for school trips to learn about the history of Mino Washi and enjoy its texture and beauty through hands-on experiences.

It's chosen for couples' trips to experience washi craftsmanship.

As a washi craft workshop experience, you can enjoy making "Washi Korokoro" Mino Washi roly-poly dolls,

washi earrings, pen stands, plates, washi bookmarks, Mino Washi fans in summer,

and over 30 types of crafting experiences. The washi doll-making experience includes animals, historical figures from the Battle of Sekigahara,

and crafting experiences of Gifu buses and Nagaragawa Railway.

As a travel experience to craft Mino Washi, it's popular among inbound overseas customers,

with visitors from 37 countries.

No reservation is needed for experiences. Time required is 30–60 minutes.

Since staff are present and base materials are provided, even those not confident in their crafting skills can create with ease.

Completed works can be taken home immediately.

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

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

For larger groups, sessions will be conducted in sequence. Group travel reservations can be accepted outside business hours.

You can also purchase over 600 types of handmade Mino Washi crafts from our headquarters, Ishikawa Shigyo, making it popular.

Google Map Reviews: 4.9 (466 reviews) as of 2024.07.09

【Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo TV Broadcast Videos】

【TV Broadcast Videos of Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo】

"Can I Recharge My Battery, Please?" Mino City, Gifu Prefecture Washi Doll Crafting Experience

https://youtu.be/S8nqVqxGoiI

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

https://youtu.be/Pn995x3oX9Q

"Matsuken Sanpo" Washi Plate Crafting Experience

https://youtu.be/0Xj95TBhXoU

"Hanasaka Times" Washi Korokoro Doll Crafting Experience with Haruka Minowa and Yuriyan Retriever

https://youtu.be/u9tJ1DURNic

NHK News: Mino Washi Doll Crafting Experience!

https://youtu.be/OULbvsHaA8w

NHK Gifu "Hot Evening Gifu" Mino Washi Doll Crafting Experience at Ishikawa Shigyo

https://youtu.be/u1g85fl89KI

Chukyo TV "Catch!" Fun Crafting Experience at Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

https://youtu.be/k9Kd993PUq8

CBC "Ippou" Gifu Prefecture Mino City Tourism Crafting Experience at Mino Washi Craft Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

https://youtu.be/qZ7_hOmaQ-8

Gifu Channel "Mecha Gifu Hunter" Washi Korokoro Maneki Neko Crafting Experience and Kimono Dressing

https://youtu.be/xGpfUOAcmtM

CCN Area Topic: Washi Korokoro Gifu Bus Collaboration with Ishikawa Shigyo Crafting Experience

https://youtu.be/aowdKHSnze8

Parent-Child Mino Washi Craft Experience

Gifu Traditional Craft Crafting Experience

Mino City Washi Souvenir Making Method

Gifu Tourism Local Experience Tour

Handmade Washi Doll Family Travel Experience

Mino Washi Craft Production Experience

Washi Craft Making Children's Class in Gifu

Group Mino Washi Craft Experience Tour

Gifu Handmade Washi Craft Workshop

Senior-Friendly Mino City Sightseeing Tour

Gifu Washi Craft Culture Experience Reservation

Washi Craft Mino City Sightseeing Plan

Mino Washi Craft Experience Japanese Cultural Tour

Gifu Parent-Child Experience Tourist Spot

Mino Washi Travel Package Tour

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