Gampi harvested by the Preservation Committee, Echizen Washi

In March 2015, Echizen City established the "Echizen Kizuki Torinokoshi Preservation Society and in
December of the same year, the Fukui Prefectural Board of Education designated "Echizen torinoko papermaking" as an Intangible Cultural Property. To secure domestic sources of raw materials, the Preservation Society has started cultivating the raw materials for washi. Echizen aims at future recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage.