Nakatomi Washi no Sato (Minobu Town, Nishijima Washi no Sato).

The history of Nishijima washi dates back to 1571, when a samurai named Seibei Mochizuki learnt how to make washi and brought his skills back to his home town of Nishijima. Washi papermaking is said to have flourished mainly in Nishijima.
Initially, the paper was used as hanshi (half-sheet paper), but then gasen-shi for calligraphy and painting appeared, and the washi produced by mixing various materials such as waste paper and rice straw is still used by calligraphers throughout the country because it blurs beautifully and can clearly express the black colour.
The facility is made up of four parts: Misuki Fureai Kan, a multi-purpose facility that holds exhibitions of various genres, including works of art and historical materials; Sukiya Nakatomi, a hands-on paper-making workshop where visitors can not only make simple washi paper arranged from Nishijima washi, but also add pictures and embed leaves in it. There are also four other washi shops: "Kamiya Nakatomi", a souvenir shop selling 2,500 varieties of washi from all over Japan, and "Ajinaan", where you can taste Minobu's local cuisine, including original gourmet "bamboo charcoal ozara" and "unohana no harumaki" (spring rolls with uno flowers). Each of the four has its own unique Minobu attractions.