Top Sightseeing Spot in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture! Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

Newsletter Issue No. 224

Experience Mino Washi in the Historic 'Udatsu Wall District',

Recommended for Mino Washi craft making and souvenirs,

Latest Updates from Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo.

Perfect for solo travelers, couples, families, and group tours seeking memorable trips in Japan.

Group experiences available for up to 45 people simultaneously.

Our experience menu includes:

Washi Korokoro Paper Dolls

Washi Korokoro Zodiac & Samurai Series

Special Price Now Available【Washi Korokoro Monchhichi】Craft Experience ¥1100

Washi Plates, Pen Stands, Bookmarks, Earrings, and More

Over 30 types! Check out our latest schedule and updates.

Click the links to view images.

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Find our latest shop information, menu details, access, and more.

Discover Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop

Enjoy Hands-on Mino Washi Craft Experiences and Souvenir Shopping!

▼Website▼

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

▼Rakuten Online Store▼

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

Highly recommended for sightseeing in Mino City.

Latest Shop News

NEW! December, January, February Shop Opening Dates

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

We accept group reservations outside business days!

▼Featured on 'Can I Recharge My Batteries?' with Tetsuro Degawa 

Mino Washi Paper Doll Craft Experience in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture - Video with Yoko Kumada

https://youtu.be/S8nqVqxGoiI

▼NHK Broadcast 'Marutto! Gifu' Mino Washi Uchiwa Fan Making Experience 

Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture - Sightseeing in Udatsu Wall District Video

https://youtu.be/Pn995x3oX9Q

Gifu Channel 'Mecha Gifu Wakaru TV'▼

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

▼Experience the Home of Mino Washi Paper - Mino City Tourism Association Website

Our shop is featured under 'Experiences' → 'Mino Washi' on the tourism website!

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

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An engaging craft experience where all participants unite

Washi Korokoro Samurai Series

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Recently, guests from Taiwan enjoyed our Washi Korokoro Samurai Series

across four tour groups.

The Washi Korokoro Samurai Series includes many intricate parts,

making it challenging even for Japanese participants,

so it must have been quite difficult for our international guests.

Overcoming this challenge was also a task for our staff, but

we successfully ensured that all participants enjoyed their time during the fourth tour.

Because it was challenging, the satisfaction from the completed works

was evident in our guests, and it was fulfilling for us to see.

By progressing through most steps together,

all participants were highly focused, making it

an almost attraction-like experience with a sense of accomplishment.

By the fourth tour, our staff had gained some leeway,

and we were able to offer decoration advice and recommend

photo spots, which led to guests posting on social media.

You can view the posts from Google Maps reviews.

Search for "Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo"

Please give a like to their creations!

This week, we also had visitors from Italy, and we enjoyed crafting together with cheerful guests, making it a very international week!

We have welcomed guests from over 38 countries, both 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 exchanges with international students and social tours for overseas workers▼

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

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Local Elementary School Visits to Learn About Washi Processing

Hands-on Craft Experience

Experiencing Traditional Crafts Locally

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An elementary school in Mino City reached out to learn how local industries produce their products,

and they wanted to hear from artisans and experience Mino Washi crafts.

Due to scheduling, our staff (head office employees) will be sharing instead of the artisans,

and the students will experience making our Washi Korokoro crafts.

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We hope that everyone will take pride in our local industry

and enjoy the talks and experiences.

We hope that everyone will take pride in our local industry

and enjoy the talks and experiences.

Learn about Gifu Prefecture's regional industries and culture

Mino Washi is an industry nurtured along the Nagara River basin

and is recognized as a "Japan Heritage."

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Come to Mino to learn about this Japan Heritage Mino Washi!

Highly recommended for educational tourism tours!

Please consider Mino for school trips and social studies excursions!

Here in Mino City, with a 1,600-year history as a Mino Washi production area.

Ideal for educational travel experience programs!

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

and enjoy hands-on crafting while experiencing the texture and beauty of Mino Washi!

At the "Udatsu Wall District" where the scenery of the Edo period remains,

you can enjoy making Mino Washi crafts at our shop!

You can also experience hand-made Washi paper and Washi crafts.

Learn about the history of Mino Washi and try hand-made Washi paper making at

Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan!

Mino Washi no Sato Kaikan

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

And in the Udatsu Wall District, a town that traded in Mino Washi,

you can further explore merchant house tours of Washi wholesalers and see modern Washi art like "Akari Art."

Former Imai Family Residence & Mino History Museum

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

Akari Art Hall

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

Recommended for school education-related trips

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

You can fully enjoy Mino City at your leisure.

Our shop is featured in the Gifu Prefecture Sustainable Tourism Materials booklet, recommended for educational travel planning.

What is Sustainable Tourism...

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

it refers to "tourism that fully considers current and future environmental, sociocultural, and economic impacts,

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

You can download a map of the district from the Mino City Tourism Association's website▼

https://minokanko.com/pamphlet/

There are volunteer guides who can guide you through the district,

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, reservations outside business days will incur an additional facility fee.

Please contact us for details.

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Our Town, Home of Mino Washi

Gifu Prefecture, Mino City News

Recommended Spots for Autumn Foliage Viewing

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Exuding a Retro Atmosphere

National Important Cultural Property

Old Mino Bridge

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Old Mino Bridge

https://minokanko.com/seeing/category/nature-scenery/p5981/

Photo from Mino City Tourism Association website

The bright red bridge crossing the Nagara River

is the oldest existing modern suspension bridge in Japan, completed in 1916 (Taisho 5).

It was a suspension bridge that realized Japan's largest span at the time,

and is a modern building of high historical value.

The bridge is 113 meters long, with a span of 116 meters and a width of 3.1 meters, and only pedestrians and bicycles are allowed, so it's safe.

You can leisurely enjoy the view of the lush mountains and the clear Nagara River.

After renovation work was completed on March 9, 2021 (Reiwa 3), lighting was installed on Mino Bridge,

and many people come to take photos at night.

Access

About a 15-minute walk from Nagaragawa Railway "Umezu Station"

8-minute walk from Gifu Bus "Ogura Park Mae" stop on the Gifu-Mino Line

About 10 minutes from Mino IC on the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway

Admission: Free

Parking: Available (Please use the municipal parking lot)

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Experience Mino Washi Crafts with Your Family

First sold in 1974

"Monchhichi" Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

Monchhichi in Mino Washi

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We are showcasing adorable creations made by our customers on our Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/ishikawashigyoshop2016/?hl=ja　

Please follow us! ^^

At the request of major handicraft kit company Nihon Vogue Co., Ltd.,

Sekiguchi Co., Ltd.'s "Monchhichi"

has been reborn as a Washi Korokoro handcraft kit using "Mino Washi"!

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Nihon Vogue Co., Ltd. has started selling the Washi Korokoro "Monchhichi" handcraft kit.

You can also experience making it and purchase the kit at our shop!

Only at our store can you experience it at a "special price."

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Please come to experience making the Washi Korokoro "Monchhichi"

in the "Udatsu Wall District," a sightseeing spot in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture.

Use your favorite Mino Washi parts available in our store,

and why not create your own customized Monchhichi?

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

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Washi Korokoro Monchhichi Handcraft Kits Available for Purchase!

【 Monchhichi Event Information 】 

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【1】 50th Anniversary "Let's! Go Monchhichi Town"

Venue: Nagoya PARCO West Building B1F Event Space

Period: November 15 (Fri) – December 2 (Mon), 2024, 10:00–21:00

*Closes at 18:00 on the final day.

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50th Anniversary "Let's! Go Monchhichi Town"

Venue: Yokohama Doll Museum 3rd Floor Exhibition Room

Period: October 19, 2024 (Sat) – January 26, 2025 (Sun), 9:30–17:00

*Last admission at 16:30

◆Workshop◆

Dates: January 11 (Sat), 12 (Sun), 13 (Mon, holiday)

10:00–12:00, 13:00–15:30 *Break during lunchtime

Venue: Yokohama Doll Museum 3rd Floor Event Space

Expected Number: 50 units per day

Admission fee required (Adults ¥400 / Elementary and Junior High School Students ¥200)

Eligibility: Open to all *If preschool children participate, please accompany them

Application: Accepted on the day

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You can purchase the handcraft kit from this online store!

https://www.tezukuritown.com/nv/g/g129265/

(Tezukuri Town by Nihon Vogue Co., Ltd.)

This is a recommended handcraft experience as we approach the year-end and New Year holidays!

Daruma dolls are also popular among inbound tourists for experiences.

Please consider planning a workshop event!

Please consider planning a workshop event!

You can purchase the handcraft kit from this online store!

https://www.tezukuritown.com/nv/g/g129265/

(Tezukuri Town by Nihon Vogue Co., Ltd.)

This is a highly recommended handcraft experience as we approach the year-end and New Year holidays!

Daruma dolls are also popular among international visitors for crafting experiences.

Please consider organizing a workshop event!

Washi Korokoro handcraft kits include instructions.

Kit parts come with pre-printed faces and pre-cut pieces, so with just glue or adhesive,

you can create adorable roly-poly dolls simply by assembling them.

*Some minor cutting with scissors is required, but it's simple and easy.

Participants can create them on their own, so event staff only need to supervise.

People of all ages, from small children to seniors,

can enjoy this workshop.

We offer tool rental including glue and scissors.

≪Tool Rental Contents≫

1 set for 10 people: ¥5000 + tax

Contents: 10 tweezers, 5 glue containers (1 per 2 people), 5 scissors (1 per 2 people), 1 sample craft file

In addition to zodiac animals, handcraft kits are available in over dozens of varieties.

For other lucky charms, we have Maneki Neko (beckoning cats), Daruma dolls, Shishimai (lion dance), and more.

For easy experience menu options, see▼

Handcraft Kit Difficulty Level Menu

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

Please contact us directly.

Enhance your workshop with additional items

Decorate your creations

≪Recommended Material Set for Workshop Participants≫

Die-cut paper and Kirigami set 10g ¥1000 

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

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

Beautiful kirigami can be used to cut out patterns and look fantastic!

We recommend experiential "making" activities as memorable "local souvenirs"!

Since you can take your creations home immediately, they also serve as great souvenirs!!

The Washi Korokoro series is available year-round!

～You can make proposals every month!～

≪Experience Achievements and Examples≫

January: Zodiac, Setsubun - New release "Red Demon"

February: Hina dolls, Valentine's Day with Korokoro messages!

March: Easter Bunny

April: Festival season - Shishimai (lion dance)

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: Zodiac, Daruma, Maneki Neko

December: Christmas, Zodiac, etc.

Additionally, the Good Luck Charm series and History series (Samurai, Princess) are popular throughout the year!

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Gifu Washi Craft Cultural Experience

Create Your Own Zodiac in the "Udatsu Wall District"

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This week, we were visited by volunteer guides from Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, as part of their training.

Everyone chose their own experience menu at our shop,

and most selected their own zodiac animal.

They enjoyed decorating their zodiac animals to be cute or cool.

You can view the Washi Korokoro Zodiac here

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

Customer's creation: 2025 Zodiac Snake

In the Udatsu Wall District

Create your own lucky zodiac animal

and boost your fortune!

Travel agencies,

please recommend us for the following inquiries!

Cultural Class Observation Tours

Parent-Child Tours for Children's Associations

Travel for Women's Association Members

Community Friendship Trips, etc.

Also Ideal for Inbound Tours

The Zodiac is a Part of Japanese Culture

It's Sure to Spark Interest!

Mino Washi Craft Experience

Japanese Culture Tours

Please Include Us in Your Travel Packages!

For group inquiries, please contact us▼

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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Our Autumn Contest is ongoing!

September, October, November Instagram Contest

The keyword is

#IshikawaShigyoContestAutumn!

We look forward to your continued submissions!

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

You can view 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 our experience shop,

but customers who purchased kits and made them at home

can also 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 Head Office Information

Latest News and Great Deals

New Release! Special Art Color Shikishi (Decorative Square Paper)

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◆Special Art Color Shikishi Catalog is here

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

Popular among international visitors

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

These shikishi have very vivid colors.

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

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

The 2025 Hina Doll Catalog is available here▼

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

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

The 2025 May Doll Catalog is available here▼

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

Special Client Offer: Name Plate Information

We can create original name plates!

Please contact your sales representative for details.

◆New Release: Three New Types of Clip Magnets

Heart, Hexagram, Flower

The Clip Magnet Catalog is attached.

◆Ishikawa Shigyo's Great Special Offers! Check them out 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 【Trains】

Recently, my 3-year-old and 1-year-old grandchildren have shown interest in trains,

and they often watch videos on YouTube.

When we're in the car and stop at a railroad crossing,

they excitedly shout, "Here comes the train!"

When it passes by, they want to see more and make a fuss. (*_*;

I want to take them on a train ride, but I'm still a bit worried about the 1-year-old...

Then I thought—that place might be good!

In Mino City, there's a tourist spot called Old Mino Station

where old train cars that were once active are on display.

I used to commute on those trains, so it was nostalgic for me.

It's the station featured in Goro Noguchi's "Private Railway Line," who is from Mino City.

I took the two of them there,

and the 1-year-old especially

kept getting on and off the train,

sitting on the seats and looking out the window,

repeating the same actions over and over.

The 3-year-old grandchild quickly got bored and kept wanting to go home,

while the 1-year-old didn't want to leave, so we had to lure him with juice

and finally managed to leave.

I didn't expect him to be so interested,

so next time, let's ride a moving train! (^ ^♪

By the way, my father was a steam locomotive engineer.

Perhaps it's in the blood...

Well then...

Here's Old Mino Station!

https://minokanko.com/seeing/category/history-culture/p5982/

For inquiries about the newsletter information, please contact us▼

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

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In the townscape filled with Edo-era charm,

you can enjoy Mino Washi craft experiences at

Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo

〒501-3728

1909-3 Honju-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

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

【About Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo】

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

the Mino Washi Crafts Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo offers hands-on experiences of "Washi craftsman's handiwork."

Located in the "Udatsu Wall District," a sightseeing spot in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture,

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

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

and a famous spot for group tours in Gifu Prefecture.

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

It's chosen for school trips and social studies excursions to learn about the history of Mino Washi.

As a Washi workshop experience, you can enjoy making the Mino Washi roly-poly doll "Washi Korokoro,"

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

with over 30 types of hands-on experiences available. Washi doll-making experiences include animals, historical figures from the Battle of Sekigahara,

and crafting Gifu buses and Nagaragawa Railway models.

As a travel experience of Mino Washi crafts, it's popular with international visitors,

and we've welcomed guests from 37 countries.

You can participate without reservations. Required time is 30–60 minutes.

Staff are present and base materials are provided, so even those not confident in their crafting skills can participate with ease.

You can take your completed works home immediately.

For groups of 10 or more, please make reservations.

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

For larger groups, we will rotate participants in sequence. Group tour reservations are possible outside business hours.

You can enjoy hands-on Mino Washi crafts and purchase 600 types of handmade Mino Washi souvenirs from Ishikawa Shigyo.

Google Maps reviews: 4.9 (466 reviews) as of July 9, 2024

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

"Can I Recharge My Batteries?" with Tetsuro Degawa - Mino Washi Paper Doll Craft Experience in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture

https://youtu.be/S8nqVqxGoiI

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

https://youtu.be/Pn995x3oX9Q

"Matsuken Sanpo" Washi Plate Craft Experience 

https://youtu.be/0Xj95TBhXoU

"Hanasaka Times" Craft Experience Washi Korokoro Dolls with Haruka Minowa and Yuriyan Retriever

https://youtu.be/u9tJ1DURNic

NHK News Mino Washi Paper Doll Craft Experience!

https://youtu.be/OULbvsHaA8w

NHK Gifu Mino Washi Doll Craft Experience Ishikawa Shigyo "Hot Evening Gifu"

https://youtu.be/u1g85fl89KI

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

https://youtu.be/k9Kd993PUq8

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

https://youtu.be/qZ7_hOmaQ-8

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

https://youtu.be/xGpfUOAcmtM

CCN Area Topic - Washi Korokoro Gifu Bus Collaboration with Gifu Bus x Ishikawa Shigyo Craft Experience

https://youtu.be/aowdKHSnze8

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