Echizen Washi
During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Fukui domain produced paper money that could be used for transactions within the domain, and was one of the first in Japan to use paper money. Later, in the Meiji era (1868-1912), paper from Goka, ‘Echizen washi’,  was also used for banknotes issued by the government. Although today's yen banknotes are not printed on Goka paper, it is no exaggeration to say that the paper produced here is the direct ancestor of Japan's modern banknotes.