The Imadare area of Echizen city has 1500 years of tradition of producing Echizen Paper. At "Papyrus House", a hands-on paper-making facility located within Echizen Washi Village, visitors can make their own washi paper and then decorate it with pressed flowers, dyes, and more, making postcards, business cards, fans and lampshades or other goods with their own hand-made paper.

• Approx. 20 min. from JR Fukui Sta. to JR Takefu Sta., Approx. 27 min. by bus to Washi no Sato
• +81-778-42-1363
• 8-44 Shinzaike-cho, Echizen city (Papyrus House)
• 9:00-16:00
• New Year holidays
• [Hands-on experiences] 500 yen and up
• Website