Paper Bead with Japanese Leters on it

I keep trying to make paper bead, i really have fun making it. So i continue my work. I try to make some beads with Japanese letter on it. I make it with regular white paper, after coating it, its look like bamboo bead ( or maybe just my opinion) , here They are:

And here the Key strap that i made from these bead

Sorry for the background hehheh....