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Paper Museum

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Japanese name: 紙の博物館

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WHAT TO DOPaper Museum

A museum in Oji on the history of paper in Japan, with papermaking to try.

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Overview

A museum in Oji on the history of paper in Japan, with papermaking to try.

About this place

A museum in Oji, Tokyo, where you can learn widely about paper. It is in Oji, regarded as the birthplace of Western paper, and has exhibition space, a library, an event hall and a shop. On the top floor you can learn about washi. A papermaking class is held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, where you make paper from material recycled from milk cartons. It is open 10:00-17:00 and closed on Mondays.

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