五十崎社中 Company Profile

Manufacturing and selling washi products made from Ozu handmade paper, a traditional craft of Ehime. We also offer products that combine traditional French gilding techniques.

Isozaki Co., Ltd. is a handmade paper, gilding, and wallpaper workshop gathered in Isozaki, Uchiko Town, Ehime Prefecture, for the inheritance and development of traditional culture. We engage in the development, manufacturing, and sales of high-value-added products, aiming to generate profits and widely promote new uses for Isozaki washi and the revitalization of the washi industry both domestically and internationally. By developing products created from the traditional techniques of Uchiko, Ehime, and Japan, including handmade washi, and manufacturing and selling them domestically and internationally, we will convey the wonderful traditions of Japanese culture to the world on a stage with infinite possibilities in the global market. The gilding washi, which fuses traditional handmade washi with the French traditional gilding technique, is a unique technique owned only by our company. We also offer other products such as koyori washi made from washi threads, and a wide range of materials from stationery to building materials, proposing a lifestyle with "new washi." Founded in 2008 Exhibited at Paris Maison & Objet in 2009, 2010, 2014, and 2017 Presented products representing the washi industry at the Japan Pavilion of the Milan Expo in 2015 Received the Mitsui Golden Artisan Award in 2017 Member of the Ehime Prefecture Nanpo Policy Committee Promoting Committee Member of the Cabinet Office Cool Japan Public-Private Partnership Platform