Ogawa Washi Paper (Washi Experience Center)
In Japanese: 小川町和紙体験学習センター（小川和紙・細川紙）
Try making washi by hand in Ogawa, home of Hosokawa-shi paper; the town's center teaches the whole process from raw fibre to sheet.
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Hosokawa-shi washi)
Nearby
- Ranzan Valley ≈ 25 min by car
- Hachigata Castle Ruins (Yorii) ≈ 45 min by car
- Ogose Plum Grove (Ogose Bairin) ≈ 45 min by car
- Musashi Kyuryo National Government Park ≈ 50 min by car
- Gyoda Tabi Storehouse Town ≈ 50 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- 10 min walk from Ogawamachi Station (Tobu Tojo Line / JR Hachiko Line)
- Fee
- Free entry; full-day paper-making course ¥5,000 (book a week ahead)
- Good to know
- 9:00-16:00; closed Tuesdays and the day after national holidays. The building was built in 1936 as a prefectural paper research institute
- Time needed
- 1 h 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info