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"This Might Be the Last generation." Annual Sales Have Fallen to One-Third of What They Were 30 Years Ago, and Despite a Six-Month Waiting List, There Are No successors... The "only Washi Paper in Japan" that Supports Gold Leaf Production Is in Danger of Disappearing.
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The Ueda Handmade Washi Paper Factory in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, is highly regarded both domestically and internationally. With a 220-year tradition and exceptional skills, they produce unique "foil-laminated paper," but a shortage of successors and the changing times are major challenges. We interviewed them about washi paper making, its current state, and its future.
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