Japanese washi paper artist based in Italy creates YouTube videos to serve as bridge
April 4, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
In this screenshot from a YouTube video, Meiko Yokoyama, center, explains about washi Japanese paper to Italian restorers. KOCHI A Japanese washi paper artist who lives in Italy has created YouTube videos featuring craftspeople to become a bridge between the two countries. Seven videos featuring craftspeople involved in each of the two countries have been created by those including Meiko Yokoyama, 45, an Italy-based Japanese traditional handmade paper artist from the western Japan city of Aki, Kochi Prefecture. Yokoyama aims to indirectly encourage cultural exchange between both countries through videos after her planned events were canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic.