Handmade Echizen Washi paper by Heizaburo Iwano Heizaburou Co.,Ltd., Japan. 岩野平三郎製紙所 越前和紙

Echizen Washi is a traditional Japanese handmade paper produced mainly in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, and its history dates back about 1,500 years.

Over this long history, Echizen Washi has become known for its high quality and diverse uses, and it remains deeply rooted in Japanese culture and life to this day.

Heizaburo Iwano Heizaburou Co., Ltd. continues to make the highest quality handmade Japanese paper.

Their papers has been used by many famous Japanese-style painters. Some of the most famous of these painters include the masters Yokoyama Taikan ( 横山 大観 ), Hirayama Ikuo ( 平山 郁夫 ) and Higashiyama Kaii ( (東山 魁夷, ).