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"Kamisoe Papermaker Papermaker Ko Kado exemplifies Kyoto’s commitment to time-honored traditional crafts with his elegant handmade karakami , decorative paper printed withwoodblock patterns. The one-man shop and studio in Kyoto’s Nishijin ward is a mecca to paper pilgrims stocking up on his unique designs. Every piece in his studio-shop is an original, ranging from subtle stationery, postcards, and envelopes to textured wallpaper and translucent paper forthesliding screen doors known as fusuma."

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Exquisite handmade decorative paper with traditional woodblock prints

handmade karakami paper

decorative paper

woodblock patterns

stationery

postcards

paper craftsmanship

traditional techniques

renovated machiya shop

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11-1 Murasakino Higashifujinomoricho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8223, Japan Get directions

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Exquisite handmade decorative paper with traditional woodblock prints

handmade karakami paper

decorative paper

woodblock patterns

stationery

postcards

paper craftsmanship

traditional techniques

renovated machiya shop

Featured in Conde Nast Traveler

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11-1 Murasakino Higashifujinomoricho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8223, Japan Get directions

$$$

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