Nasu Karasuyama

Event Dept.

Nasu Karasuyama 　

(A trip to experence Japanese traditional arts & crafts)

　
We went on a bus trip to Nasu Karasuyama city (Tochigi pref.) where is famous for the production of washi (Japanese paper)on Sunday, June 13.
Twenty-eight people (23 NIA members including 9 NIA staffchildren, 2 childen and 3 non-members ) joined.
Foreign members were from Thai (1), China (3), Philippines (6) and Korea (1).
The bus left Noda city hall at 8:25, and went on Route 294.
We took a rest at Mouka (a strawberry-growing district) and then arrived at Nasu Karasuyama "Washi no Sato”(a village of Japanese paper) at 11:30.
On our way to Nasu, we had a good time making self-introduction and speech and singing songs in the bus.
At “Washi no Sato”, we visited a paper-making factory.
We got explanations of traditional Japanese paper and made two sheets of postcard- sized paper under the guidance of the instructor
Our works will be delivered to each of us later on. We are looking forward to it.
After having lunch at a hand-made soba shop, Shogetu, near Karasuyama station, we visited "Washi Kaikan” (Japanese paper museum) in which paper manufactures made of Karasuyama hand-made paper were exhibited and sold.
The paper manufactures here have been taken over for 780 years.
Next, we enjoyed the view of the Ryumon Falls which is 65m wide and 20m high. We returned to Noda city hall at 17:30.

Throughout this bus trip, we could promote mutual friendship and experience one of the Japanese traditional arts & crafts.

All the members in a commemorative photo・・We enjoyed very much.
At the entrance of the Ryumon Falls

Songs in our home country were introduced in the bus.

Behind the "Washi no Sato” sign is a paper-making factory.

We were given explanations how to make Japanese paper by the instructor.

Our finished works

Lunch at a hand-made soba shop, Shogetu, near Karasuyama station
(Hand-made soba, chestnuts & rice, and tempura of vegetables)

The Ryumon Falls (65m in width, 20m in height)