Cool Japan S2013E03 - Papers

Everyone carries tissues around with them, and houses use papers in "Shoji" and "Fusuma". In cooking, the techniques of the "Paper Hot Pot" and "Kamijio" use Japanese paper. Our foreign guests are surprised at the abundant use of paper in Japanese people's lives. Soft, "hoshitsu" tissue is gentle on the skin when blowing one's nose. This was the result of honest, hard work. Origami has taken off from Japan to the world. A group of students rearrange origami into modern art. Our foreign guests see the Japanese culture of papers.