Echizen Washi Village

FUKUI ACTIVITY

The Goka area in which the Echizen Washi Village is located, has an approx. 1,500-year history as one of the few washi paper-producing regions in Japan, and boasts the highest quality and technology for producing Echizen washi.
The facilities at Echizen Washi Village related to Echizen paper are concentrated along an approx. 200m street , and you can observe craftsmen and try making paper yourself along beautiful streets the combine tradition with nature.

View scenic routes that include this spot

A Journey of Traditional Japanese Crafts

Travel to reset yourself in nature, and breathe deeply both in mind and body

TIMELESS ARTISTRY

More Information about Echizen Washi Village

Street address: 8-44 Shinzaike-cho, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture
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Access

Route1

Bus from Hapi Line Takefu Station (Fukutetsu Bus　Nanetsu Line bound for Washinosato)
JR Echizen Takefu Station--> Washinosato
Around 30 minutes

Route2

Taxi:
Around 15 minutes from Takefu Station on the Hapi Line (Hapi-Line Fukui).
Around 10 minutes from JR Echizen Takefu Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line.

Train:
From Osaka, change onto the Hapi Line at JR Tsuruga Station. Get off at Takefu Station on the Hapi Line (Hapi-Line Fukui).
From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen and get off at JR Echizen Takefu Station.

Opening Hours: ・Papyrus House
　9:00-16:00 (admission until 15:30)
*Washi shop Echizen
　9:00-16:30 (admission until 16:00)
・Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum
　9:30-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
・Paper & Culture Museum
　9:30-17:00 (admission until 16:30)

Closed: ・Papyrus House、Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum、Paper & Culture Museum
　Every Tuesday (but open if it falls on a holiday), New Year's holiday

Website: http://www.echizenwashi.jp/english/

Best season: All year

Point: You can participate in a paper making experience at Papyrus House to make your own unique sheet of washi paper. (20 minutes~, reservation is required)
Also you can try traditional paper making workshop at Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum (2 hours～, reservation is required)

update: Dec.16.2025