The Fukui region is a washi center & made some of Japan's first paper this, issued in 1661
[DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Questions page 808 - JOURNALISM - TriviaBistro.com [PAR] LET'S MAKE WASHI: The Fukui region is a washi center & made some of Japan's 
first paper this, issued in 1661  BROADWAY SHOWS BY ROLES: Inga, Frau... [DOC] [TLE] Japan Atlas: Echizen Washi Paper - Web Japan [PAR] Washi (Japanese hand-molded paper) made from fibers of plants such as ... 
Imadate Town in Fukui Prefecture is known as the heartland of Echizen washi; 
paper ... of the Edo Period, and there Japan's first paper money was issued in 
1661.