Haibara is a store of WASHI, traditional Japanese paper, established at Nihombashi in 1806. Founder of Haibara, Sasuke served his apprenticeship at a book retailer / publisher in the city of Edo. When his duty was over, Sasuke started his own business as a retailer of papers, ink, and medicines. Among those products, paper made from “gampi” plant (Wikstroemia sikokiana) was the most popular item. Gampi paper was a very fine high quality paper with silk-like glossy surface which was perfect for writing. Haibara’ s gampi paper …



