Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

MINO, Japan - Local people celebrate the registration of Japanese traditional handmade paper called "washi" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO on Nov. 27, 2014, at the city office building of Mino, where one of the registered washi products called "Homminoshi" is produced, in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Confetti made of Homminoshi was used in the celebration.

Fashion show featuring clothes made of Japanese handmade paper

Fashion show featuring clothes made of Japanese handmade paper

A model wears clothes made of Hosokawashi, a type of Japanese traditional handmade paper, during a fashion show in Ogawa, a Saitama Prefecture town where the paper is a specialty product, on Feb. 11, 2015. The event was held to commemorate that Hosokawashi, along with Homminoshi and Sekishubanshi papers in Japan, were added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in November 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fashion show featuring clothes made of Japanese handmade paper

Fashion show featuring clothes made of Japanese handmade paper

A model wears clothes made of Hosokawashi, a type of Japanese traditional handmade paper, during a fashion show in Ogawa, a Saitama Prefecture town where the paper is a specialty product, on Feb. 11, 2015. The event was held to commemorate that Hosokawashi, along with Homminoshi and Sekishubanshi papers in Japan, were added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in November 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fashion show featuring clothes made of Japanese handmade paper

Fashion show featuring clothes made of Japanese handmade paper

Models wear clothes made of Hosokawashi, a type of Japanese traditional handmade paper, during a fashion show in Ogawa, a Saitama Prefecture town where the paper is a specialty product, on Feb. 11, 2015. The event was held to commemorate that Hosokawashi, along with Homminoshi and Sekishubanshi papers in Japan, were added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in November 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

MINO, Japan - Local people celebrate the registration of Japanese traditional handmade paper called "washi" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO on Nov. 27, 2014, at the city office building of Mino, where one of the registered washi products called "Homminoshi" is produced, in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Confetti made of Homminoshi was used in the celebration. (Kyodo)