Since its foundation in 1835, Furukawa Shiko has been providing variety goods with Mino Washi paper that has a proud 1300-year history. Starting with the manufacturing of base paper for cyclostyle mimeographs and typewriters using Mino-special thin Ganpishi paper since 1970, the company has been producing and retailing Mino paper letter pads, small envelopes, calligraphy paper, and more. Various original products are available using the technologies for stationary/paper manufacturing.