1949（昭和24）年に、和紙産地問屋『山岸惣五郎紙店』として創業して、今年で72年目を迎えた『株式会社山岸和紙店』。創業当時は襖紙、表具材料を主に取り扱っていましたが、現在は、住宅様式や生活スタイルの変遷にともない、和紙の需要は大きく変化しています。そのため、今を生きるわたしたちが笑顔になるにはどうすればいいかを常に考え、現代の暮らしに溶け込んだ和紙を提案。ウォールペーパーからステーショナリーにいたるまで、用途もサイズも多彩な商品を生み出し続けています。もちろん、襖紙や障子紙などの伝統が息づく商品も、さらにアップデートさせながら展開。最高級手漉き和紙から手ごろな普及品まで幅広いラインナップをそろえ、お客さまの声に応え続けています。また、昔ながらのアイテムを生活に取り入れるための提案にも積極的。たとえば、平安貴族たちが使っていた懐紙も、便せんやポチ袋、化粧直しなど幅広いシーンで使いたくなるよう、触り心地やデザインにもこだわって制作しています。
"Yamagishi Washi Store Co., Ltd." was founded in 1949 (Showa 24) as a Japanese paper production center wholesaler "Yamagishi Sogoro Paper Store" and celebrated its 72nd year this year. At the time of its founding, it mainly handled fusuma paper and tableware materials, but nowadays, the demand for Japanese paper is changing drastically due to changes in housing styles and lifestyles. Therefore, we always think about how to make us who live in the present smile, and propose Japanese paper that blends into modern life. From wall paper to stationery, we continue to produce products with a variety of uses and sizes. Of course, traditional products such as fusuma paper and shoji paper are also being updated. We have a wide lineup from the finest handmade Japanese paper to affordable popular products, and continue to respond to the voices of our customers. He is also active in making suggestions for incorporating old-fashioned items into his life. For example, the Heian Aristocracy's old paper is also made with a focus on touch and design so that it will be used in a wide range of situations such as stationery, pocket bags, and makeup retouching.

株式会社山岸和紙店がものづくりをおこなう上で大切にしているのは、「温故知新」。和紙の在り方や見せ方が大きく変化していく中、より価値の高い和紙を提案するためには、これまでの歴史を知り、伝統を刷新していく必要があると考えているからです。素材、水、漉き手、そしてまごころ。越前和紙がどれひとつ欠けても生まれることがないことをしっかりと理解して、長い歴史と伝統を守り続けてきた、先人たちへの敬意の気持ちを胸に刻むことで初めて、本当によいものを生み出すことができるというもの。「そばにあるだけで、手に触れただけで、笑顔になれる」。そんなあたたかみ溢れる和紙製品を生み出すべく、職人たちは日々、一切の妥協を許さずチャレンジを続けています。材料の刈り取りから水浸し、蒸しなどの工程を経て紙漉きする匠の技は、InstagramなどのSNSでも発信。古きをたずね、新しきを創り出す「温故知新」の理念は、長年培われてきた伝統をより多くの人に知ってもらうためにも活用されているのです。
Yamagishi Washi Co., Ltd. values "Won's old wisdom" in manufacturing. This is because we believe that it is necessary to know the history and renew the tradition in order to propose higher value washi while the way and appearance of washi is changing drastically. Material, water, hand, and heart. Only by firmly understanding that even if none of Echizen Washi is missing, it will not be born, and by engraving in my heart the respect for the ancestors who have kept the long history and tradition, I will make something really good. What can be created. "You can smile just by touching your hand, just by your side." In order to create such warm Japanese paper products, craftsmen continue to take on challenges every day without any compromise. The craftsmanship of making paper through processes such as cutting the material, soaking it in water, and steaming it is also posted on SNS such as Instagram. The idea of "Won't know new" that asks the old and creates the new is also used to let more people know the tradition that has been cultivated for many years.