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1. Echizen ProvinceEchizen Province was an old province of Japan, which is today the northern part of Fukui Prefecture. It was sometimes called Esshū, with Etchū and Echigo Provinces. Echizen is famous for washi (traditionally-produced paper). A text dated AD 774 mentions the washi made in this area. Echizen-produced Washi is still the most commonly sold traditional paper in Japan today. Echizen is also well known for its ceramics.
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