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Japanese: 西の内紙 - にしのうちがみ

Also known as Nishinouchi. A thick handmade washi paper made from paper mulberry. It was named after the fact that it was made in Nishinouchi, Yamagata-cho, Ibaraki Prefecture (now Hitachi-Omiya City). It is still produced in small quantities today, and its strength has led to a wide range of uses, including for crafts, records, and umbrella paper. In 1977, it was designated a national intangible cultural property along with Hodomura-shi from Karasuyama-cho, Tochigi Prefecture (now Nasukarasuyama City).
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Japanese:

西の内とも。コウゾを原料とする厚い手すき和紙。茨城県山方町（現・常陸大宮市）西野内で作られたのでこの名がある。現在も少量ながら産し，用途はその強靭(きょうじん)性をかわれて工芸用，記録用，傘(かさ)紙用など多方面にわたる。1977年，栃木県烏山町（現・那須烏山市）の程村紙とともに，国の無形文化財の指定を受けた。
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