Every summer, giant warriors roam the Japanese city of Aomori. Lit from within by lanterns, these formidable paper floats are the centerpiece of the Nebuta Matsuri, a weeklong evening festival in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Hanji is traditional Korean paper made by hand one sheet at a time. Artisans turn the weblike fibers of paper mulberry trees into paper that can last more than a ...

The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday added Japanese papers known as "washi" to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The process of making the ...

We tend to think of items made with paper as fragile and easily destroyed. But did you know that there are room dividers, sliding doors, and screens made of a special kind of handmade paper? Washi is ...