According to the "Echizen seishi-annai" (guide to paper manufacturing in former Echizen province) written in 1918, Echizen washi (Japanese paper made in former Echizen province) in the previous year occupied such an important place as the amount of production was ranked fourth after hanshi (standard-size Japanese writing paper), coated paper, and hoshogami.
大正7年（1918年）の『越前製紙案内』によると、前年の越前和紙の生産額は、襖紙が半紙・光沢紙・奉書紙に次ぐ四位の生産高を記録するほどに重要な位置を占めている。