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Recorded in 8th-century documents; a handful of workshops still make it.
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Bitchu washi is washi made in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. Around the year 800, papermaking techniques were brought from Nara, and as demand grew, Bitchu Province became a major washi-producing area, and its prosperity lasted until the Edo period. Production gradually declined in the Meiji era, but production of Seigo-uchigami, its source, continued along the Nariwa River in the former Bitchu Town (now Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture).
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Founded / opened：Nara period Highlights / collection：Hand-made kozo paper, Calligraphy paper and mounting paper Genre：Crafts and ceramics
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