Japanese hand-made paper shortlisted for UNESCO heritage status

Japanese hand-made paper shortlisted for UNESCO heritage status

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2014, shows "Sekishubanshi," a type of traditional Japanese hand-made paper produced in the western Japanese prefecture. Traditional Japanese hand-made paper, including Sekishubanshi, has been shortlisted by a UNESCO preliminary review panel for inclusion on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list, the Japanese Cultural Affairs Agency said the same day.

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