Toyota-City Kanzokashiki Washi Japanese Papermaking
Date: Jan 16,2026(Fri)
Kanzokashiki is the winter tradition of Toyota City's Obara area. So, what is it? Kanzokashiki is a process in Japanese papermaking where paper mulberry is steamed, then stripped of the outer bark until only the tough pliant inner bark is left—the raw material which will afterwards be cleaned, pounded, and stretched.
Anyone is free to join, so come and experience it for yourself.
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Event info
| Date | Fri, Jan 12, 2024 Notes: • Held during rain. Canceled in inclement weather. |
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| Time | From 11:00 am (steaming planned to end by 11:00 am). Notes: • Afternoon session to be decided based on the amount of paper mulberry. |
| Location | Toyota City Obara Paper Art Museum |
| Location | 〒470-0562 216-1 Hora, Eitaro-cho, Toyota-shi, Aichi |
| Price | Free of charge |
| Parking | Available, free of charge (120 spaces) |
| Inquiries | 0565-65-2151 |
| What to bring | • Warm clothes that can get dirty. • Work gloves • Work shoes |
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DIRECTIONS
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- By public transportation
- From Nagoya Station, take the Higashiyama Subway Line. Get off at Fushimi station and take the Tsurumai Subway Line. Get off at Toyotashi Station and take the Toyota Oiden Bus's Obara Line bound for Kaminigi. Get off at the Washinofurusato Bus Stop and walk 1 min.
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- By car
- Exit at the Tokai-Kanjo Expressway's Toyota-Fujioka Interchange or Sanage Green Road's Nakayama Interchange and drive on Route 419 for 15 km in the direction of Mizunami.
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