washi

Japanese paper
Product writing_surface Q846299
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washi

Summary

washi is a writing surface[1]. washi draws 758 Wikipedia views per month (writing_surface category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • washi is in the country of Japan[3].
  • washi's instance of is recorded as writing surface[4].
  • washi's instance of is recorded as intangible cultural heritage[5].
  • washi is a type of paper[6].
  • washi is a type of Japanese tissue[7].
  • washi's Commons category is recorded as Washi[8].
  • washi's country of origin is recorded as Japan[9].
  • washi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Japanese paper[10].
  • washi's described at URL is recorded as http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/RL/washi-craftsmanship-of-traditional-japanese-hand-made-paper-01001[11].
  • washi's has list is recorded as list of washi[12].
  • washi's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[13].
  • washi's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[14].

Why It Matters

washi draws 758 Wikipedia views per month (writing_surface category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] washi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] washi is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. japantimes.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ich.unesco.org. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). washi. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/washi
MLA “washi.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/washi.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_washi_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{washi}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/washi}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Intangible cultural heritage status Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
    Has list list of washi
    Instance of
    Subclass of paper, Japanese tissue
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27047, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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