About the Paper Museum

EnglishVisitor Guide
Hours: 10:00 AM ‒ 5:00 PM (latest entry: 4:30 PM)
Closed: Mondays (except when a national holiday), The day after
national holidays (unless the following day is a Sat., Sun.,or national holiday), New Yearʼs holiday, special closures

Entrance fees
IndividualsGroups of 20 or more

Adults

400 yen

320 yenChildren

200 yen

160 yen(6-18 years of age)

the history of paper, learn from the present,
Mission: “Traceand contemplate the future.”
The Paper Museum introduces the history and culture of paper and the paperindustry from two perspectives: Washi, which is Japanese traditional paper, andWestern-style paper, which contributed to the economic growth of modernJapan.
Looking after and displaying a collection of 40,000 items and 15,000 books, weare one of the worldʼs few museums specializing in paper and covering all
aspects of paper.

・Free entrance (and half-oﬀ for assistants) for visitors holding a disabled person
booklet, Ai-no-techo booklet (medical treatment booklet), or health and welfare
booklet for persons with mental disorders. (Please show your booklet whenentering.)
・The Three Museum Ticket also allows entrance to the Kita City Asukayama Museum
and the Shibusawa Memorial Museum. (Valid for three months)
・Please join Friends of Kami Haku! For details, please visit our website.

AccessTokyo Sakura Tram

Enjoying the Paper Museum

Oji-ekimae

Omiya Akabane
CentralExit

Viewing the exhibits

JR Oji Station

The Paper Museum

smartphone or tablet with the exhibition guide app. Available in Japanese andEnglish

Hongo StreetmakayaAsu• There are days when the library is closed. Please check our website in advance.
• Prior notice and reservation needed to access archived documents, magazines, and precious
materials in the collection

Meiji Street

Asukayama Bus Stop

◆ The library is a specialized library with a collection of books and magazines

Open: 10:00 AM ‒ 12:00 PM/1:00 PM ‒ 16:30 PM;
closed from 12:00 PM ‒ 1:00 PMThe Kita City Asukayama Museum
The Shibusawa Memorial Museum

Research

related to paper, pulp, the papermaking industry, washi, and peripheral ﬁelds.

Asukayama Park

Asuka Park Rail◆ The text of the museum's explanation panels can be viewed on yourUeno Tokyo

JR Keihin-Tohoku LineSouthExit

NishigaharaTokyo Metro Namboku LineTrain

JR Keihin-Tohoku Line: Get oﬀ at Oji Station (South Exit), 5 min. walkNamboku Line (Tokyo Metro): Get oﬀ at Nishigahara Station, 7 min. walk

Toden（Train）

Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line); Get oﬀ at Asukayama
Stop, 3 min. walk

BusExperience◆ You can make paper postcards or bookmarks by hand, using recycled milk

cartons as the raw materials in the Workshop on Making Paper by Hand. Pleaseallow about 10 minutes per person.

Toei Bus: Get oﬀ at Asukayama Stop, 4 min. walkKita-ku Community Bus: Get oﬀ at Asukayama Park Stop, 3 min. walk・Parking available in the Asukayama Park parking lot (charges apply).

Saturdays and Sundays 13:00 ‒ 14:00• Subject to cancellation on dates when other events are being held. Please check our website
ﬁrst. Tickets are available between 12:40 and 13:40 on the day of the workshop at the event
hall on the ﬁrst ﬂoor.

Fee: Free (Museum Entrance Fee only)
Number of participants: No limit◆ We announce seasonal events on ourwebsite and on SNS.

Asukayama-Park, 1-1-3, Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0002
TEL（03）3916-2320 FAX（03）5907-7511
https://www.papermuseum.jp

Guide to The Paper Museum

Floor Guide
Washi and Culture

The Collection

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The origin and spread of paper, the history
and production process of washi, regions still
producing washi today, varieties and applications.

Washi Cultural Artifacts Collection

Washi and Culture
3F

Special
Exhibit Area

Washi Cultural Artifacts Collection
Special exhibit area

One of the million miniature pagodas
which encased the Dharani(Buddhist charms which are one of theworldʼs ﬁrst printed paper items), year: 770

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The world's oldest printed itemthat can be reliably dated.

Observation
Area

Observation area

An Image of Kujaku Myo-o 1990

Paper Classroom

Paper Classroom

3F

Simple introduction, intended for elementary
school students, about the basics of paper andrecycling. They can test their knowledge on a quiz,and study paper with a hands-on approach.

Industrial Heritage Collection: Machines

2F

Video Corner

4F

Rag Digester

Quiz Corner

Paper and Industry

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Industrial Heritage Collection: Memorial Monuments

Reception

Gate of PapierfabrikMuseum Shop

1F

Regarding Photography

An exhibition of memorial monuments
related to the modern paper industry.

Library

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The Papierfabrik Factory opened its doorsin 1876 as a paper mill run by the Kyoto
municipal government. This is the Mill's
front gate and it was used until 1945.

Entrance

Event HallThis is a 1/2 scale model of the machine
invented by the Frenchman Louis Roberts
in 1798. This is the original form of theFourdrinier papermaking machines widelyused today.

3F

Foyer

Foyer

Industrial Heritage Collection: Memorial Monuments

Model of the World's First
Papermaking Machine

Paper and Industry

The history of Japanʼs modern paper industry,the raw materials, production processes,varieties and applications of paper,and initiatives in the paper industry.

Monument Corner

3A boiler used to make pulp (a collection of ﬁber)
from cotton rags and such, which were the mainmaterial for paper in the early Meiji period.
This exhibit item is quite valuable.

2F

Industrial Heritage Collection: Machines

2

World's largest woodblock print with 1,303
applications of ink. The original print wassubmitted to the 1904 St. Louis World Expositionin the US and won an honorary gold medal.
This print is a reprint made after 1989.

Event Hall

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Monument CornerPhotos
allowed・If items are marked “No Photos,” please do not take photos of those items.
Also, please inform staﬀ if photos are to be used for publication, commercial
use, and the like.

When in the Museum
We ask for your cooperation with the following when viewing the exhibitions.
These rules help protect the exhibited items and allow all visitors to enjoy the museum.
No foodor drink

Library・Flash photography not allowed. Tripods not allowed.

Nosmoking

The Paper Museum is a barrier-free facility

No phoneconversation

No use of writing instruments
other than pencils.

・Seeing-eye dogs, service dogs, and hearing assistance dogs allowed.
・Barrier-free toilet (with changing table) on the ﬁrst ﬂoor.
・Wheelchairs and strollers available for use.
・No nursing room available.

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