NISHIJIMA WASHI

Masaki Kasai,
Masaki Kasai was born in 1959 in Nishijima, Minobu-cho, Yamanashi Prefecture.
After graduating from Nihon University with a degree in journalism, he took over his family's paper business and established his own company, NISHIJIMA WASHI, in 1989.



Ei Kasai,
Born in Tokyo in 1965, graduated from Tama Art University with a degree in three-dimensional design and glassmaking.

After getting married, she started making washi paper and has since created design items that incorporate washi, prints, calligraphy, and other elements that enhance her daily life.