Translator Reviews ( Japanese → English )

Japanese

この和紙は最高級のコウゾのみを原料として漉かれ、強靱で保存性に優れたその性質から、江戸では商人の大福帳として用いられた。
その伝統を受け継ぐ生産者は、数百年以上の技術の正当な継承者であり、日本国文化庁により「記録作成等の措置を講ずべき無形文化財」に認定された技術をもつ。

English

The washi paper, made from only high-quality kozo plant (mulberry), was used for an account book by merchants during the Edo period because of its superior strength and durability.
The traditional kozo washi producers are a flame keeper with more than hundreds-of-years-old authentic technique that is certified as an "important intangible cultural heritage to take measures for record keeping and such" by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs.