It is also said that in the Edo period, mass-production of Mizuhiki was first started in the Iida area, where Washi had been produced in mass, after the feudal lord in the area ordered his retainers to learn production technology of Mizuhiki.
昔から和紙作りが盛んである飯田において、江戸時代に製造法を藩主が武士に習わせたのが始まりとも言われている。