There is a street with the appearance of the Edo period in the center of Mino-city along the Nagaragawa River.
Production of Mino Japanese paper started 1300 years ago because of the clear stream of the Nagaragawa River and abundant kohzo (paper mulberry) as raw material for paper.
Although a complex process and skills necessary for papermaking, Mino Japanese paper has been highly valued for its strength and refined touch at any period.
Many tourists visit Mino Washi-no-Sato Kaikan and experience papermaking throughout the year.

The abacus, used as a calculator, has been part of the Japanese economy for a long time. From the Muromachi period, the abacus, which was imported from China, had been manufactured mainly in the Chuugoku district of Western Japan.
Since Yokota-cho had abundant wood (birch and box trees, and susu bamboo) which were necessary materials, the abacus was manufactured there from the middle of the Edo period.
The beautiful and easy-to-use abacus was popular throughout the whole country.
Although it is a computer world now, the abacus is still a good exercise for the human brain and fingers.

In the Edo period, farmers, who could not earn their living with their farmwork in Kumano(Wakayama Pref.), left their homes in search of work for Kishu (Wakayama Pref.) in the slow season.
Farmers, who learned how to make writing brushes and returned home, started producing brushes at Kumano. The most important thing for making brushes is materials for the tip. Hairs of various animals are selected for usage. Among various brushes, the biggest one is more than 1-meter long.
Everything relating to blushes, including the production process, is shown at Kumano Fude Kaikan.