Making traditional Japanese washi paper at Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Making traditional Japanese washi paper at Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Separating mulberry fibers for making Japanese washi paper at the Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Making traditional Japanese washi paper at Echizen Washi No Sato village in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Variety of tones and textures of traditional Japanese hand-made washi paper, Japan, Asia

Japanese woman and man standing in a Washi workshop by a vat of pulp, basic plant based ingredients for making paper, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man standing in a traditional Washi workshop, holding a bunch of mulberry twigs, plant fibre ingredients and strips of fibre on a table, Kyushu, Japan

Small bunches of branches and plant fibres on a table, the organic matter used in making washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man in a workshop holding plant twigs and stripping the fibre to making traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man stirring a vat of liquid in a workshop with a stick, making traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man in a workshop, holding a wooden frame with pressed pulp, making traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Two people, man and woman making traditional Washi paper. Trays of pulp and wooden frames and drying racks, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man standing in a workshop, checking through sheets of traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Woman standing at a table in a traditional Washi workshop, stripping bark and fibre off twigs and branches of plant material , Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man in a workshop, holding a wooden frame with pressed pulp, making traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Man's hands separating pieces of vegetable fibres to make traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man in a workshop, holding a wooden frame with pressed pulp, making traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan

Japanese man in a workshop holding a wooden frame of dried pulp over a basin of water, making traditional Washi paper, Kyushu, Japan