What is Washi?
[[File:Washi(Sugihara_paper).JPG|thumb|right|Sugiharagami (杉原紙), a kind of washi]] '''''Washi''''' (和紙) is a [[traditional]] Japanese [[paper]]. The term is used to describe paper that uses local [[Fibre|fiber]], processed by hand and made in the traditional way. ''Washi'' is made with fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the [[mitsumata shrub]], or the paper mulberry bush.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4003748|title=Washi, the world of Japanese paper|last=Hughes|first=Sukey|date=1978|publisher=Kodansha International|isbn=0-87011-318-6|edition=1st|location=Tokyo|oclc=4003748}}</ref> As a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[craft]], it is registered as a [[UNESCO]] intangible [[cultural heritage]]. Washi is tougher than ordinary paper made from [[wood]] pulp. It is used in many traditional arts. Origami, Shodo, and Ukiyo-e were all produced using washi. Washi was also used to make many goods like [[cloth]]es, household goods, and [[toy]]s. It was even used to make [[wreath]]s that were given to winners in the 1998 Winter Paralympics. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Japan-stub}} [[Category:Japanese paper]]