Sustainable Japanese Traditional Mino Washi Paper Products Exports: Partnering with Ishikawa Paper Goods Ltd. to Reach Western Audiences.2025.03.24
2025.03.27
[Ishikawa Paper Goods Ltd. Company Overview]
Founded in 1902 (Meiji 35) in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture—the birthplace of Mino Washi paper—Ishikawa Shigyo Co., Ltd. creates, wholesales, and sells Mino Washi goods aligned with our philosophy of “Handmade by the Washi Craftsman.” We incorporate entertainment into these traditional Japanese crafts, planning, developing, producing, and selling them. We hold the top (world’s top) record for Mino Washi Brand certifications.
OEM production and custom manufacturing. Hand-dyed Mino Washi, Chiyogami, DIY kits, washi dolls, zodiac New Year decorations, the Twelve Zodiac ornaments, Hina Dolls, “Ohinasama” (Girls’ Festival dolls), May dolls, Kabuto helmet decorations, Koinobori carp streamers, seasonal entryway decorations, seasonal products, Washi Korokoro, chirimen dolls, washi papier-mâché, kokeshi, inbound souvenirs, souvenirs for overseas markets, Japanese souvenirs, Japanese stationery, pochibukuro (small envelopes), noshibukuro (celebratory envelopes), bookmarks, memo pads, origami, diaries, pen cases, postcard boxes, Goshuincho stamp books, wagasa (traditional umbrellas), sensu (folding fans), uchiwa fans, fan cases, washi photo frames, business card holders, card cases, washi accessories (earrings, brooches, hair ties), washi magnets (clip-style magnets), tenugui (traditional Japanese hand towels), Japanese-pattern towels, kaishi paper, oil blotting paper, washi coasters, torn-paper artwork (chigiri-e), postcard hangings, tapestries, netsuke, toothpick holders, ear picks, Japanese toys, regional folk toys, and more. Every year, we produce 1,200 kinds of handmade Japanese goods, washi crafts, manufactured and wholesaled to manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers in Japan and internationally—serving the global Japanese goods corporate market seeking to import Japanese crafts for the English-speaking audience.
We also produce original paper-maché creations. We have planned and produced countless OEM and custom products for anime characters, event mascots, corporate mascots, and local mascot characters for shrines.
OEM examples:
[Character/Anime]
Chibi Maruko-chan, Snoopy, Monchhichi (Nihon Vogue-sha Co., Ltd., Sekiguchi Co., Ltd.), Rurouni Kenshin,
Pochita (Chainsaw Man), Attack on Titan, Nyanko Sensei (Natsume’s Book of Friends)
[Mascot Characters for Local Regions, Corporations, Sports]
Kuidaore Taro, Tsubakuro (Tokyo Yakult Swallows), Chukyo-kun (Chukyo TV Broadcasting Co.), Giffy (FC Gifu)
[Vehicle Characters for Government/Public Offices & Museums]
Moon exploration probe SLIM (JAXA), Type 3 Fighter Hien (Gifu-Kakamigahara Aerospace Museum), Tourism train Nagara (Nagara Railway), Gifu Bus
[Historical Figures/Warlords]
Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Akechi Mitsuhide, Kicho (Nohime), Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu, Kuroda Nagamasa, Fukushima Masanori, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Ushiwakamaru
[Animal Characters]
Yamane dormouse, Jersey cow, wolf, etc.
We supply goods to tourist gift shops, lifestyle goods shops, department stores, online stores, mail-order outlets, doll shops, pottery shops, lacquerware stores, stationery and bookstores, kimono stores, tea manufacturers, confectionery and food manufacturers, specialty paper stores, shrines and temples, florists, event planning companies, paper museums, general museum gift shops, wholesalers for global exports, overseas markets, advertising agencies, promotional merchandise suppliers, commemorative gift shops, craft stores, hobby shops, washi retailers, etc. We manufacture and wholesale to many sectors, meeting the demand for traditional Japanese crafts, including for inbound tourism gift shops and overseas distribution.
Foreign-market-oriented washi souvenirs, premium washi products, traditional Japanese crafts for overseas, Japanese cultural souvenirs for global shoppers, inbound tourism washi gift items, Japanese cultural gift sets, exported Japanese souvenirs, original productions of traditional crafts, washi accessories for international travelers, Japanese-style gifts for overseas demand, Mino Washi as Japanese tradition, popular Japanese souvenirs abroad, washi product gift sets, washi crafts for overseas export, traditional Japanese handicrafts.
“Give a Gift of Japan’s Rich Spirit” with abundant information!
Ishikawa Shigyo website → http://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/
(From our TOP page, you can view the latest news)
Instagram of Mino Washi Goods Experience Shop Ishikawa Shigyo →
https://www.instagram.com/ishikawashigyoshop2016/
(Bringing you fresh updates from our antenna shop—examples of completed works.)
Ishikawa Shigyo 2024 (from January) New Products Special Benefits
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1377.html
★★★ Latest Blog Announcement #1 ★★★
Ishikawa Shigyo’s special benefits at a glance!
[Great Deals] Check out our new products and purchase benefits here ↓
https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1377.html
Enjoy great deals! Don’t miss out on all the advantages you can use!
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★★★ Latest Blog Announcement #2 ★★★
◆New Product, 5th Release!!!◆
A new beanbag (“otedama”) and silk fan with clear case have joined our lineup!
• “Chirimen Otedama Rabbit Yuzen”
• “Iki Silk Fan with Clear Case + Hook”
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Following our 4th release, “Kigokoroya Komon Pattern Tenugui,” here’s more info♪
■ Details on “Chirimen Otedama Rabbit Yuzen” (see p.33–) ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/58/258_1_file.pdf
Available in two colors: blue and red! Our ever-popular “Usagibina” rabbit dolls have been renewed!
They’ve been redesigned from Hina Doll style so they can be displayed all year round, regardless of season.
They fit right in your palm—so compact and adorable!
■ “Iki Silk Fan with Clear Case + Hook” – see Silk Fan Catalog (p.9–) ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/25/325_1_file.pdf
Previously sold in white boxes, but now you can choose a clear case option!
For an additional 25 yen on the wholesale price, you can switch to a clear case (minimum lot 100+).
It even has a hook, so you can display it securely!
◆New Items, 1st to 4th Release◆
■ “Ceramic Omikuji” (see p.28–) ↓
A fun series you can enjoy as an ornament or to test your luck! Perfect for inbound tourism gift shops looking for unique Japanese crafts or corporate promotional items.
It comes with a special display box and an English-labeled POP that’s great for promotional use.
Special deal! Shipping is free (excluding partial/delayed deliveries).
Combined orders of fortune omikuji products + regular products at or above net price of 10,000 yen qualify. (Limited-time offer)
■ “Washi-Ya no Ishou Kokeshi” – see the doll catalog ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/58/258_1_file.pdf
We’ve applied Mino Washi paper to the head section of our existing ishou kokeshi series.
The kokeshi industry is currently unable to meet high demand—particularly from inbound tourists—due to a shortage of artisans. This includes the Ishou Kokeshi series.
Our hope is to boost supply of kokeshi through the new “Washi-Ya no Ishou Kokeshi Series.”
Great for inbound tourism, featuring English text on the outer box.
OEM with different faces or kimono designs is available! We’re accepting preorders now!!
■ “Summer Items”
We present new product recommendations for this summer!
We feature uchiwa fans (p.2), glass wind chimes (p.5), and fans (Mino Washi fans, silk fans) (p.6) ♪
See our summer catalog here ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/25/325_1_file.pdf
[3 Special Offers!!]
• Purchase 20+ of our “Washi-Ya no Handmade Uchiwa” and get a bamboo display fixture if desired!
• Purchase 12+ “Hand-Dyed Mino Washi Fans,” and we’ll throw in a dedicated bamboo display stand for promotional use if desired!
• Free shipping on combined orders of “Glass Wind Chimes,” “Fans,” and “Uchiwa,” plus regular products, totalling 10,000 yen or more net. (Limited time only)
Both “Fans” and “Uchiwa” are Japan-made Mino Washi Brand certified products. This highly specialized line is hand-dyed Mino Washi from Kyoto, carefully handcrafted one at a time. Please pick them up and see for yourself!
■ “Kigokoroya Komon Pattern Tenugui”
We’ve added 2 new patterns! Introducing the new designs [88 Peach] [89 Hawk]!
Check out our Japanese goods catalog (p.7) ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/36/136_1_file.pdf
These are made in Japan from 100% cotton! They absorb moisture well and get softer with use.
We can personalize these tenugui with your company logo or store name, making a one-of-a-kind product!
Our team will create an original label for you free of charge!
↓ [88 Peach]
↓ [89 Hawk]
Here’s where you can get tenugui with original labels (our Rakuten page) ↓
https://search.rakuten.co.jp/search/mall/%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AC%E3%81%90%E3%81%84/?sid=391090
You can order original-labeled tenugui starting at lot 100–. Additional charges may apply for design changes (please consult us).
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〇●〇 2025 May Dolls Information 〇●〇
Ready to ship! May doll stock list is out!
New service: name-plate creation starts!
May Doll Catalog & Product Profile
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■ May doll items in stock are now ready for shipment!
Use them to set up your sales floor.
■ As of 3/21, here are May doll products available for immediate shipping ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/17/217_1_file.pdf
[You can use the stock list as an order sheet!]
Items in stock can ship immediately!!
They’re produced in limited quantities, so please secure them sooner rather than later.
*Inventory counts fluctuate daily.
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★★★ Product Info ★★★
Wagasa (traditional Japanese umbrellas) special bonus. Stylish washi-themed coloring that goes well with casual attire.
[Purchase Benefit] We’re sending samples to those who request them!
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■ Umbrella catalog ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/94/294_1_file.pdf
*Special rate applies
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[Purchase Benefit] Currently sending sample to those who request it!
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We’ve given a modern twist to the classic janome-gasa, making these umbrellas fit casual outfits with their chic Japanese-modern color scheme.
The simple color palette works for any gender, and you can even use it as a parasol.
■ Why Buy From Ishikawa Shigyo?
• Because we’re a comprehensive wholesaler of Japanese crafts, you can source many types of wa-goods from us in one place!
• You can order from just 1 umbrella, and pick your colors! (We use custom umbrella shipping boxes.)
• We can ship as soon as the same day!
If you have any questions, please contact our Circulation (Sales) Department.
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〇●〇 Easy-to-make Original Products! 〇●〇
We recommend original labeling for our komon-pattern tenugui!!
[Early Bird Deal] We’re discounting the label design fee!
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■ Our year-round popular “Komon Pattern Tenugui”!
Simply by changing the label on a tenugui, you can easily launch it as your own original product for the English-speaking market—ideal for promoting Japanese stationery and crafts.
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We’re currently waiving the label design fee for the first applicants!
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■ Tenugui with custom labels
Add your store name or QR code to boost souvenir appeal!
Tenugui custom labels: lot of 100+; design changes are currently discounted under [Special Offer]!
See our reference blog about tenugui with custom labels, featuring a Bon Odori Gujo Hachiman example ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1243.html
Check these as if they were a catalog. (Our Rakuten page) ↓
https://search.rakuten.co.jp/search/mall/%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AC%E3%81%90%E3%81%84/?sid=391090
Use custom labels to add exclusivity so it’s only sold in your location, or to include local highlights, event details, coupon info, LINE or Instagram details for marketing, etc.
Many business clients who use original labels for tenugui have extremely high reorder rates with positive feedback.
Choose from over 40 patterns!
Take advantage of this simple method to create an original product—contact us now!
If you have questions, feel free to ask our Circulation (Sales) Department.
〇●〇 We’ve launched a new service for name-plates! 〇●〇
[Available for our business partners only]
When an end-customer buys our targeted products in your store, we can ship a custom name-plate directly to them later.
Name-plate creation costs 330 yen (tax included, shipping included)!
You can request it either through Rakuten or via Excel form.
For more details, check the link below
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/magazine/01/66/166_1_file.pdf (Suisui Tsushin, November issue)
We’ll send you more information upon request.
Please make the most of this great new service!
〇●〇 Our newly designed May Dolls are certified under the new Mino Washi Brand! 〇●〇
■ May Doll Catalog 2025
May Dolls https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/71/171_1_file.pdf
(Related blog) https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1503.html
*Additional notes about May papier-mâché on 11/22 p.44–
*Some papier-mâché products will have updated JAN codes in sequence.
■ 2025 May Dolls Product Profile
May Dolls https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/71/171_1_file.pdf
These descriptions help with your sales talk, customer service, or promotional POP.
Including photos, JAN codes, suggested retail prices, sizes, and set contents.
Feel free to use them for your materials.
We also have Excel data. If you’d like it, please contact the Circulation Department!
Additionally, upon request, we can provide pictures of each product. Let us know.
[May Dolls 2025 Recommendations!]
• A luxurious compact May doll set that combines a gorgeously patterned Mino Washi kabuto with an original, high-grade chirimen Koinobori streamer decoration.
It meets the modern user’s wish to display both “Koinobori” and “Kabuto” together in a refined May doll arrangement ideal for English-speaking corporate clients or Japanese souvenir shops abroad.
• You can also display the Mino Washi kabuto or Koinobori separately, each with its own premium white wood stand.
• The Mino Washi kabuto features a beautifully detailed pattern that cloth cannot match. Choose from original designs like “shira Wave,” “Dot Gold,” “shira Sakura,” “shira Wave Black,” “shira Wave Gold,” “Yuzen Gold.”
Choose your decorative crest from “Long Crest,” “Large Crest,” or “Crescent Moon.”
For the Koinobori, pick from “shira” or “color” variants.
• We offer a popular paulownia box type, white wood stand type, etc., so you can purchase according to your needs.
• Experience “koto consumption” with our DIY kits.
Our end-customers love these craft kits that let them create their own items—an easy and enjoyable approach for any age or skill level. Perfect for workshops or event-based activities.
• Our hit products
Every year, we have strong demand for May papier-mâché dolls, shimenawa hanging decorations, mobile dolls, handmade beanbag dolls, from new releases to long-sellers.
Our products are produced domestically in Gifu Prefecture, ensuring stable supply.
*Each item is handmade. We have order deadlines to maintain premium quality.
*We produce and deliver orders on a first-come, first-served basis, as they’re handcrafted.
*When ordering, please specify product code and name by email (Excel data) or fax.
*We cannot accept cancellations after an order is placed, due to the handmade production process.
If you need to adjust quantities or delivery date, please contact us within eight days of ordering. We may be unable to accommodate some changes, given they’re handmade.
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★★★ Significant expansion! Introducing new Japanese stationery products ★★★
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■ Announcement of new products.
We’re enhancing Ishikawa Shigyo’s popular “Japanese Stationery” category!
We can now deliver washi stationery from “Seeing,” a top stationery maker representing Mino Washi, directly from Ishikawa Shigyo.
A massive lineup of 687 items.
We’ve also expanded our popular “origami series” that inbound travelers love! Special trial offer available!!
We’d appreciate your consideration!
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[Trial Offer] Under Campaign!
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Order “Seeing Japanese Stationery, Origami + your usual products”
If net total is 10,000 yen or more, shipping is free!
■ Seeing Items
Catalog here ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/03/18/318_1_file.pdf
*It is password protected. Please contact the Circulation Department.
*If you can’t open it, we can send via GigaFile. Contact us.
*Special rates apply.
[Notes for Ordering]
Please follow these instructions when ordering:
1. Provide either the 7-digit catalog product number or our 5-digit product code.
2. Include the product name (shortened name is OK).
3. Specify the quantity, respecting the lot size of 5 (some items are 1).
*If you order beyond the minimum lot, please order in multiples of that lot.
Example: If you want 7 items but the lot is 10, order quantity = 10.
4. We do not keep backorders.
If you need more, please order again.
*Backorders of Seeing products are not eligible for free shipping.
■ Origami Series – extremely popular with inbound travelers!!!
See the Japanese Stationery Catalog, p.12–17
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/00/62/62_1_file.pdf
*Some of the origami items have special rates.
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〇●〇 Best-Selling Product Info 〇●〇
Ishikawa Shigyo Direct Store—Popularity Ranking!!
[Limited-time Benefit] Use the order form and get zodiac paper soap free!
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“What’s selling well right now?” We’ve answered by ranking popular items in our direct store!
We compared last April vs. February/March this year!
Please use it as a reference for your orders♪
You can also use it as an order form^^
Here is the Ishikawa Shigyo Direct Store Popularity Ranking ↓↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/71/271_1_file.pdf
＜Data Collection Period＞
Last year’s top products: April 2024
This year’s top products: February–March 2025
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Using the order form qualifies for a paper soap bonus!
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If you use the order form, we’ll gift you a set of 50 zodiac “paper soaps.”
It’s a fun, original portable soap.
For details on the ranked products, search the item numbers on Ishikawa Shigyo’s Rakuten top page to see more.
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★★★ OEM Novelty News from Minowa! ★★★
We accept OEM in small lots!
Novelty production using Mino Washi, a traditional Japanese craft
We can even create DIY kits
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The “Washi Korokoro SLIM” we made on request for JAXA
was presented by the JAXA President and the Institute Director to the ESA Director-General (European Space Agency)!!
ISAS (JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science) X post ↓
https://x.com/ISAS_JAXA/status/1859507037488496743
*In the second photo, the director of the space research institute is holding the Korokoro SLIM.
We also saw an X (Twitter) post from staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a video from far away!
Rolling “Washi Korokoro SLIM” ↓
https://x.com/masahiro_ono/status/1859804446701781178
All of our staff are thrilled and grateful. Thank you so much.
Korokoro SLIM is going more global... may it bring smiles around the world and in outer space!
■ Washi Korokoro Miniature Lunar Lander SLIM
Achieved by request from the JAXA SLIM project team!
See SLIM here ↓
https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/slim/SLIM/
■ Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Official Character Merchandise
We completed official goods for the school mascot “Tobita-kun”!
They are sold both finished and as a DIY kit!
We can simultaneously create a finished version and a kit version—only at our company♪
Here are the final products ↓ (from our Experience Shop e-news blog)
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1391.html
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★★★ OEM Info ★★★
Small-lot OEM solutions from Ishikawa Shigyo
We can transform them into cute “Washi Korokoro Roly-Poly Figures.”
Yes, we can create DIY kits too!
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We have our hit “Washi Korokoro” series that JAXA and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies adopted.
These are roly-poly dolls symbolizing good fortune and “seven times down, eight times up.”
Minimum lot: 300 units.
Our in-house creative team can craft wonderful items from all the techniques and ideas we’ve accumulated!
We don’t only make completed pieces; we can also produce a DIY kit (including assembly instructions) to make it easier to create the figurines.
You can run a workshop using these kits.
**Previous Examples**
Ishikawa Shigyo OEM Case Study Page
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/oem.html
■ Washi Korokoro Tsubakuro
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_477.html
■ Washi Korokoro Kuidaore Taro
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_542.html
Other OEM examples aside from Washi Korokoro:
Papier-mâché types are also in demand. The matryoshka-style papier-mâché OEM is popular!
▲We’ve done collaborations with popular anime!
Original papier-mâché for “Attack on Titan,” “Chainsaw Man,” etc.
[Extremely Popular!] May Papier-Mâché Catalog!
On 11/22, we added papier-mâché dolls to the May catalog! p.44–
[Industry First!] Ishikawa Shigyo truly goes above and beyond!
We’ve launched a new service of direct name-plate shipping!
[Available for our business partners only]
[We’ll ship directly from Ishikawa Shigyo]
When an end-customer buys a targeted product at your store, we can later send a custom name-plate from Ishikawa Shigyo directly to them.
Name-plate creation is 330 yen including shipping! (tax included)
For OEM inquiries, please contact our Circulation Department.
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★★★ New Product Info ★★★
With purchase benefit!!
New forms added to our popular “Magnet” series!
Buy 30+ magnets and get a free magnet board stand!
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Our clip-style magnets now come in new shapes: “Flower,” “Hexagram,” and “Heart.”
[Purchase Benefit] Campaign name “Magnet 30”!
Order 30 or more clip-style magnets (assorted is fine),
and get a magnet board stand to use for display—free!
Check out the blog post introducing it ↓↓↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1415.html
See the magnet catalog here ↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/57/257_1_file.pdf (Magnet Catalog)
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/01/04/104_1_file.pdf (Japanese Goods Catalog)
We welcome reorders as well as new ones!
Consider setting up a magnet corner or combining them with other wa-goods—take advantage of this special!
■ Ongoing Campaign Info
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[Purchase Benefit] Campaign in progress!
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Bulk Purchase Campaign!
When you buy 10+ Washi Korokoro items (finished products or kits),
you get 1 free of any Washi Korokoro design you like!!
Please take this opportunity to line up your Washi Korokoro items♪
Washi Korokoro Series Catalogs ↓↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/46/246_1_file.pdf (finished items)
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/lsc/lsc-upfile/catalog/02/48/248_1_file.pdf (DIY kits)
Here’s the blog post for the campaign ↓↓
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1377.html
• Mino Maneki Special
• Hand-Dyed Mino Washi Bookmarks with free transparent display fixture
• Clip-style magnets with free magnet board fixture
• 20+ Wagasa order sample bonus
• Custom-labeled tenugui special
• “Noshi-Pochi 30” special
• Craft-colored paper 4 – shipping special
• New Japanese Stationery from Seeing + Origami—orders of 10,000 yen or more net get free shipping
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〇●〇 Info on Popular Products 〇●〇
Ishikawa Shigyo original hand-dyed Mino Washi series is on sale now!
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Since our founding in 1902, we’ve worked with Mino Washi for many years. Our unique washi is extremely popular in our direct store!
We’re regularly adding new patterns to our Mino Washi Yuzen dyed paper line.
Buyers comment: “It’s so pretty!” “It feels high-quality,” “Love the colors, texture, thickness!”
They use it for many things:
Book covers, pouches, accessories, miniature screens, decorative backgrounds, craft materials, etc.
Our washi is made from centuries-old Mino Washi (with a 1,300-year history), dyed in Kyoto by artisans, applying color by hand, one color at a time. The vividness and detail can’t be matched by cloth.
Each color requires specialized stencils and carefully blended dyes, then is hand-printed by skilled artisans.
This masterpiece of traditional Japanese craft demands the skill of true masters from paper creation to dyeing.
It’s lightweight, thin, and strong.
With diverse patterns, it’s widely used for gifts, craft hobbies, wall decoration, place mats, displays, and more.
We can sell from a lot of one sheet. Let us know which pattern numbers you want.
We can also produce original patterns.
See our blog post for descriptions and catalogs of hand-dyed Mino Washi ↓↓
Mino Washi Yuzen Dyed Paper Catalog Blog
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_749.html
*We regularly refresh our Yuzen designs.
Please ask the Circulation Department for current inventory status.
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〇●〇 Experience Shop Staff’s Latest Updates 〇●〇
Gifu Prefecture, Mino City – Craft Experiences
Experience Shop Schedule for March–May
Recommended Spring & Golden Week handmade experiences
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◆Announcement from our Direct Store◆
We’re accepting name-plate orders for our new special service for business partners!
We’ll directly ship custom name-plates for each end customer who purchases targeted items.
In Gifu’s Mino City, the “Udatsu no AgarU Machinami Hina Doll Stamp Rally” is running until April 3.
Participate and get fabulous prizes!
Check the Mino City Tourism Association website for details ↓
https://minokanko.com/news/event/p9001/
Here’s the Mino Washi Goods Experience Shop schedule for March–May
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&u=https://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/news/detail_1584.html
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〇●〇 Recommended Spring & GW Handicraft Activities 〇●〇
Our May Children’s Day doll-making is super popular!
Celebrate by making your own kabuto or koinobori figures♪
On our Instagram, we showcase cute crafts made by our customers.
https://www.instagram.com/ishikawashigyoshop2016/?hl=ja
Please follow us♪^^
〇●〇 Everyone can enjoy unique one-of-a-kind pieces! 〇●〇
We’re running an Instagram contest after March, awarding prizes to winners!
Post your creation along with the keyword below.
Kits purchased in the past from us also qualify.
#IshikawaShigyoContestSpring
[Contest Period]
Starting March 1, 2025
Winners announced on Instagram.
We’ll contact winners via Instagram DM.
*If we don’t hear back by the deadline, the prize is forfeited.
We may use submitted images in our Experience Shop portfolio.
We look forward to your posts!
We’re excited to see what you create!
Be sure to like the creations posted.
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Washi Korokoro Monchhichi DIY kit is available!
[Monchhichi Event Info]
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Commissioned by Japan Vogue-sha (major handicraft kit company),
Monchhichi from Sekiguchi Co., Ltd.
is reborn as a “Washi Korokoro” craft kit with Mino Washi!
Japan Vogue-sha now sells the Washi Korokoro “Monchhichi” kit.
Our Experience Shop also offers a “special” chance to do this kit in person, or buy it to take home!
We’re offering a special discounted experience only at our location.
Please visit the “Udatsu no AgarU Machinami” in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture, to try making the Washi Korokoro “Monchhichi.”
Feel free to pick your favorite Mino Washi parts in-store
and create your unique “Oshi Monchhichi.”
We can also accommodate tour groups of 10+ with reservations.
You can also purchase it here:
https://www.tezukuritown.com/nv/g/g129265/
(Tezukuri Town, run by Nihon Vogue-sha)
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~ Give the Richness of Japan as a Gift ~
2382 Yoshikawa-cho, Mino City, Gifu Prefecture, 501-3721
Ishikawa Paper Goods Ltd. President: Michihiro Ishikawa
Sales Department: Minowa, Mayumi Sato, Yamashita
TEL: 0575-33-0228
FAX: 0575-35-1363
Minowa: 090-5116-7153
Mayumi Sato: 090-5851-4673
Yamashita: 080-2659-6912
Email: shigyo@jt7.so-net.ne.jp
Website: http://www.ishikawa-shigyo.com/
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