Roadside Station Taira — Local services in Nanto

Our tour bus stopped at the Roadside Station Taira to learn about washi paper and how it is made. There is a sitting area where we watched a very interesting video on how long and hard of a process it is to make the 500+ year old, handmade paper.

Next we went into another building where they actually make the paper. Everyone got to make four postcards by dipping a screen into the fibrous water. We decorated them and they dried them for us. It was a very fun and memorable experience and the staff was excellent, kind and helpful. We took ours home as souvenirs.

As an artist myself, I also loved the store that had incredibly reasonable priced artwork on washi paper. We bought a large scroll and I recently framed it at home. A place for really great, hand made, authentic, artisan goods. A very memorable day in a very unique, rural area that I was very excited to see and it was one of my favourites...

Small roadside station with washi paper related items for purchase. Arrived early in the morning...

Good standard roadside stop off, very clean toilets and fairly good general store for...