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[Special Exhibition]　The 32nd Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd. “Kamiwaza” Grand Prize Traveling Exhibition

July 19th, 2025 (Sat) – August 31th, 2025 (Sun)

“Kami-Waza Grand Prize” is a competition with the theme of creation with pursuing the possibilities of “paper” by free thinking. As the oldest contest dedicated to paper art, it celebrated its 32nd edition last year and is recognized as a gateway for creators, students, and craft artists alike.

Originally launched in 1991 by a local community group called the “Shimada Paper Art Exploration Team” in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the competition is now organized by Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd.

Open to all works that use paper—regardless of whether they are two-dimensional or three-dimensional—the contest receives hundreds of entries from across Japan each year. The paper materials used range widely, including richly colored and patterned fancy paper with distinctive textures and tactile qualities, as well as newspaper, cardboard, and traditional Japanese washi paper.

Thanks to the unique properties of paper—its flexibility, crispness, and strength—entrants create works that could only be made from this material, and many pieces will leave you wondering, “Is this really made of paper?” We invite you to enjoy the diverse and astonishing world of kamiwaza through this exhibition.

※The part of exhibits will be changed during the exhibition period.

Hosted by:  Paper Museum  Tokushu Tokai Paper Co., Ltd.