The base paper, Honmino-shi, has been UNESCO intangible heritage since 2014.
Built in 1941 as the home of the local chamber of commerce, it is now a Registered Tangible Cultural Property and one of the largest surviving modern wooden buildings in Mino. On the ground floor there is a shop and a free rest area; on the first floor, the award-winning works of the ‘Mino Washi Akari Art’ competition, which every October lights up the city's streets with handmade lanterns. The base paper, Honmino-shi, was added in 2014 to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, together with Ogawa paper and Sekishū-banshi.
Museum devoted to the washi paper lanterns made for the annual ‘Mino Washi Akari Art’ competition, housed in a 1941 building that is among the largest examples of modern wooden architecture in the city.
ℹ️ Free admission to the ground floor; check the opening hours of the exhibition floor with the Mino tourist board.
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