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Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

SAITAMA, 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 before dawn on Nov. 27, 2014, in Higashichichibu, where one of the registered washi products called "Hosokawashi" is produced, in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

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Japanese hand-made paper shortlisted for UNESCO heritage status

SAITAMA, Japan - Teizo Takano, leader of a group of artisans producing "Hosokawashi" traditional Japanese hand-made paper in Saitama Prefecture, makes the paper in the village of Higashichichibu in the prefecture on Oct. 17, 2014. Traditional Japanese hand-made paper, including Hosokawashi, has been shortlisted by a UNESCO preliminary review panel for inclusion on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency said Oct. 28.

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Japanese hand-made paper shortlisted for UNESCO heritage status

SAITAMA, Japan - Teizo Takano, leader of a group of artisans producing "Hosokawashi" traditional Japanese hand-made paper in Saitama Prefecture, shows the paper he produced in the village of Higashichichibu in the prefecture on Oct. 17, 2014. Traditional Japanese hand-made paper, including Hosokawashi, has been shortlisted by a UNESCO preliminary review panel for inclusion on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency said Oct. 28.

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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

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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

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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

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Japanese hand-made paper shortlisted for UNESCO heritage status

SAITAMA, Japan - Teizo Takano, leader of a group of artisans producing "Hosokawashi" traditional Japanese hand-made paper in Saitama Prefecture, makes the paper in the village of Higashichichibu in the prefecture on Oct. 17, 2014. Traditional Japanese hand-made paper, including Hosokawashi, has been shortlisted by a UNESCO preliminary review panel for inclusion on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency said Oct. 28. (Kyodo)