Japanese paper

is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. Washi is used in many traditional Japanese arts, such as origami, shodō, and ukiyo-e. It was traditionally used to make various everyday goods like clothes, household goods, and toys, as well as vestments and ritual objects for Shinto priests and statues of Buddhas. It was even used to make wreaths that were given to winners in the 1998 Winter Paralympics. As a Japanese craft, it is registered as a UNESCO intangible

paper used for handwriting, printed with squares, typically 200 or 400 per sheet, each square designed to accommodate a single character or punctuation mark, used in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

Japanese craft of making paper stencils for dyeing textiles

type of Japanese paper created in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

paper used to fold origami

Museum in Tokyo, Japan

thin, strong paper made from vegetable fibers