During the Edo period, the population was over one million and had a heavy demand for paper, which increased rapidly due to the prevalence of karakami and successive big fires, and consequently, a paper making area in the Kanto region played an important role to provide paper for daily use to the residents of Edo.
江戸期の人工は100万を越えて紙の需要も大きく、唐紙の普及と大火が相次いだことで、唐紙の需要も急拡大して、関東の紙漉き郷は、江戸市民に日用の紙を供給する重要な役割を果たした。