- 2023.08.22TOTO AKIHIKO
アート作品「ミズハ」を公開しました
- 2023.08.22Karacho & Kira Karacho
唐紙施工例を追加しました
- 2023.06.01TOTO AKIHIKO
アート作品を追記公開しました
唐紙師トトアキヒコのアート作品、「Minori」「星に願いを(唐獅子)」「ミズハ(鶴亀)」を追加公開しました。是非ご覧ください。
Minori 星に願いを(唐獅子) ミズハ(鶴亀) - 2023.05.12TOTO AKIHIKO
文藝春秋六月号/掲載のご案内
2023年5月10日発売、文藝春秋六月号の巻頭カラーに唐長の今の姿として唐紙師トトアキヒコの制作風景やインタビューが6ページに渡り掲載されました。
文藝春秋六月号「日本人が千年以上、愛してやまない 唐紙の世界」 - 2023.05.01Karacho & Kira Karacho
日英グローバルサイト公開のご案内
唐長・雲母唐長のホームページ・リニューアルに続き、日英グローバルサイトとして公開しましたのでご案内申し上げます。
◎日本語サイト
https://kirakaracho.jp/ - 2023.04.24TOTO AKIHIKO
日英グローバルサイト公開のご案内
唐紙師トトアキヒコの深淵なるトトブルーの世界観をより一層ご堪能いただけるよう、新たに日本語・英語でのグローバルサイトが公開されました。
併せて、2023年3月18日より6月11日まで、MIHO MUSEUM・春季特別展「美の祈り Universal Symphony」にて唐紙師トトアキヒコの作品が展示されています。ルーブル美術館のガラスピラミッドでも有名な建築家が建てたMIHO MUSEUMに於いて、世界中の東西素晴らしいコレクションと共に作品並び、展覧会でご覧いただけるのは、世界最大でもちろん唐紙史上初でもある22メートルに及ぶ唐紙アート作品「Universal Symphony」。本展覧会の名称自体にも作品タイトルが使用されています。ぜひ、実物の深淵なるトトブルーの世界観をご覧いただければと思います。
◎唐紙師トトアキヒコ
totoakihiko.jp◎春季特別展「美の祈り Universal Symphony」のご案内
日程:2023年3月18日~6月11日
時間:10:00~17:00(入館は16:00まで)※休館日は毎週月曜
会場:MIHO MUSEUM
お問合わせ:MIHO MUSEUM/0748-82-3411
Web:https://www.miho.jp/

The Karakami Paper of Karacho
Karacho was founded in Kyoto in 1624. This handcrafted paper is printed by hand with patterns from approximately 600 woodblocks that have been passed down from generation to generation. Karakami paper from Karacho exhibits a gorgeous, shaded beauty.
Through the restoration of the cultural assets of shrines and temples—such as traditional sliding screens and wallpaper—we have been preserving and disseminating the culture of karakami paper as the only karakami studio to continuously remain in business for approximately 400 years since the beginning of the Edo Period.
Today, karakami artist Toto Akihiko and the 13th studio master Senda Aiko continue the history and tradition of Karacho as a married couple in Saga, Kyoto.
Philosophy
We believe that karakami paper has the power to make people happy. Karacho karakami and the patterns that adorn it have a “presence” that quietly works its influence upon the heart while harboring people’s prayers to nature and all the gods and spirits.
Transcending the ages and traversing the world, it carries the hopes and dreams of the entirety of humanity, past and present. It is a treasure of Japanese esthetics and conveys the universal beauty of patterns.
It is the beauty of nature itself, manifested in a material form.
Gentle on the environment, both in the past and present, it is a sustainable mode of cultural inheritance.
Order
Starting with our kirazuri-style karakami made using traditional techniques, customers can expect karakami with a distinctive Karacho touch to fit environments both classic and modern, blending into Japanese and Western spaces alike.
Following consultations on the patterns and color schemes at our salon (by appointment only), we pour our hearts into each creation, making pieces perfectly customized for each customer. Our salon offers customers the unique experience of ordering karakami paper as they would a piece of haute couture.
Works
Karacho and Kira Karacho offer a variety of options for decorating contemporary spaces. Although times and fashions change, the karakami paper of Karacho has continuously been sought after over the 400 years of the studio’s existence and fits all manner of spaces, whether Japanese or Western.
From residential adornments such as fusuma sliding doors and wallpaper to karakami pieces and works of art in large spaces—such as public and commercial facilities as well as the restoration of cultural assets in shrines and temples—karakami paper adds a special esthetic to the decoration of spaces. This section presents some examples of karakami works in situ.

Online Store
We are now preparing.
Collaboration
We are engaged in the development of various products using Karacho patterns, collaborating with multiple partners based on the concept of living with an esthetic sensitivity by incorporating art and one’s favorite things into everyday life.