"Japanese Paper (Washi) town" Mino by Toshioohsako

Mino Travel Guide: 8 reviews and 53 photos

Mino City

Mino City is located in the south-west of Gifu Prefecture. It has been for centuries as a production center of Washi (Japanese traditional paper) which is considered the best quality of papers. It a small calm town. The town is an ideal place for those tourists who wish to see the paper production and history of "paper" merchants. The town conserved the architecture of Edo Period (Tokugawa Shogun period starting from 1603 to 1868). The light up paper work exhibitions are exquisite and so beautiful. You should spend a few days and enjoy the old houses, pavements and paper arts.

City of Udatsu

Udatsu is a fire wall standing on top of and both ends of the roof designed to prevent the spread of fire from one house to another. Rich merchants who compete for the most elegant Udatsu used to built Udatsu on their house roof. Mino City is renowned for the best preservation of Udatsu.

Paper art exhibition

The excellent paper works using Mino Washi are exhibited at the center of the town next to the Edo period streets with Udatsu roofs. It is truly an authentic experience to see those exhibited masterpieces both at night and during daytime.

Pros and Cons

Pros:calm traditional and artstic town
Cons:need a little effort to reach the town

Last visit to Mino: Nov 2010
Intro Updated Nov 24, 2010
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Edo period conserved Favorites (1)

Mini City conserved the streets and houses of Edo ("Shougun) era. Being in and strolling in Mino, is easily caught by... more travel advice

Autumn color around Nagaragawa river - Mino

Autumn color around Nagaragawa river Off The Beaten Path (2)

It's off the center of Mino city but one can walk and come here in 15 minutes on foot. Its a beautiful and calm nature... more travel advice

Washi competition Local Customs (2)

Mino City invites the public to participate in artwork competition using Washi (Japanese paper). The artwork is lighted... more travel advice

Old charming lighthouse Off The Beaten Path (2)

Kozuchi Kawaminato Lighthouse is standing off the city border on the bank of Nagaragawa river. It was built by Nagachika... more travel advice

Transportation (1)
A small local train to Mino

Things to Do (1)
Washi making

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Martin_S. May 8, 2011 at 3:14 AM

The Mino Washi Museum sounds like a perfect place to touch on a little of the beauty there, thanks for sharing. Martin
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yumyum Feb 24, 2011 at 10:17 AM

I really hope to revisit Japan one day! I remember visiting something with paper near Kochi once. I still prefer the coloured autumn leaves to the cherry blossoms ;)
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taigaa001 Jan 29, 2011 at 7:32 PM

Mino seems a nice place. I enjoyed this page a lot.
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fachd Jan 3, 2011 at 4:07 PM

The washi making sound interesting, thanks for the tips. Btw do u still speaks fluent Japanese?
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Regina1965 Nov 29, 2010 at 3:20 PM

A lovely page, Toshio. I so want to visit Japan, it is on the top of my list of countries to visit :)