Kin Kaku Den

In the fall of 2018, Sakamoto Paper Industry, the producer of Kinkakuden, brought down the curtain on its long history. Sakamoto Paper Industry, which originally started with handmade washi, began mechanized production in the 1965’s. The company’s predecessor, who worked on the development of washi suitable for offset printing, made a lot of trial and error. The company’s predecessors worked on the development of washi suitable for offset printing, and through a process of trial and error, created Kinkakuden.