the method of making a coated paper having a thermal shrinkage force , which satisfies the following relationship 0 ≦ r ≦ 45 gf , includes coating a paper web on both sides with an aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol to form a coated paper web , drying the coated paper web to form a base paper with a polyvinyl alcohol coating having a coating weight on a dry basis of 0 . 5 to 5 . 0 g / m 2 per side of the base paper and then applying a coating composition composed of an adhesive and at least one inorganic pigment to the base paper having the polyvinyl alcohol coating , followed by drying in order to form a coating layer on the base paper . the aqueous solution of the polyvinyl alcohol preferably has a viscosity of from 100 to 2000 mpa · s measured with a brookfield viscometer at 60 rpm and 20 ° c . and the polyvinyl alcohol dissolved in the aqueous solution has a saponification degree of not less than 85 mol %. the base paper preferably has an air resistance of 1000 seconds or higher based on the measurement pursuant to jis - p - 8117 .