Motion Analysis of Manufacturing of Large “Echizen Washi” Japanese Traditional Paper

Abstract

The Echizen Japanese paper has a long history, in the 4–5 century the paper was reported in Japan, it has been left in the ancient documents of “Shosoin” who had crowded the paper in Fukui Prefecture Echizen. Higher than 1500 years before the request is to have responded with high technology. High technology of craftsmen built by the inquisitive to the new technology and hard work that Persistent, leading to now. It is said to Echizen Japanese paper in Japan of handmade Japanese paper, to make the largest Japanese paper. Its work is carried out in a work called “Nagasisuki” and “Tamesuki”. Work of this large-format sum papermaking is performed by the two people of the craftsman. Skilled artisans to indicate from the beginning of the work to determine the can of the product end. And the working process of a large-sized paper in this study, the behavior analysis of the skilled person performs, an object of the present invention is to analyze the differences in behavior of a person skilled two people.