Home > Village Today > Okamoto Otaki Shrine

Village Today

Okamoto Otaki Shrine 2014.04.09

photo01
photo02

 This is where I guide visitors first when they come into the village, the shrine where the local people worship the Paper Goddess.

It was built in 1843 by special carpentors who were good at building temples and shrines. I've seen the real design sketch on a sheet of paper before. It's a very simple drawing. Surprise to see how much they could do from it. Now people use computers and 3G designs, but I always admire the quality of old buildings.

It was originally opened as a temple in 719, so just next to the shrine, there is a Buddhism part located inside of the area. 

I'm very much pround of living next to this shrine. One of the artists who visited me said I am protected by the temple. He was a well-known artist in NY but he seemed to have felt something from this....

Village Today

read backnumber
Paper Today

Echizen Washi Village

This is the official site of the Echizen Washi Village. We would like to try to introduce Japanese Paper "Echizen Washi" as an attractive culuture to overseas.

Contact Us

Address

Papyrus House
8-44 Shinzaike-cho, Echizen City, Fukui 915-0232
phone: 0778-42-1363

Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum
9-21-2 Shinzaike-cho, Echizen City, Fukui 915-0232
phone: 0778-43-7800

Paper & Culture Museum
11-12 Shinzaike-cho, Echizen City, Fukui 915-0232
phone: 0778-42-0016
fax : 0778-42-3260
mail : udatsu@echizenwashi.jp

Introduction