Oguni Washi

Japanese: 小国和紙
Oguni Washi
Washi paper produced in Oguni-cho, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. The raw material is paper mulberry. The paper is stored under snow until it dries. In 1973, it was designated a national intangible cultural property, and the following year, it was designated a prefectural intangible cultural property. It is also called "Oguni paper."

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Plus Information

Japanese:
新潟県長岡市小国(おぐに)町で生産される和紙。原料はコウゾ。漉いた紙を乾燥までの期間を雪の下で保存する手法を用いる。1973年、国の選択無形文化財に指定。翌年、県の無形文化財に指定。「小国紙」とも。

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