おりがみ

~おりがみ~ By ジューデ ィーと　エリカ   Origami is Japanese word for paper folding. "Ori" means folding and "Kami" means paper. (Kami changes to Gami due to rendaku) Most people think Origami is Japanese. However, other cultures are also known for paper folding. It is possible that it existed in other cultures even before in Japan. The most important rule of Origami is that the paper must be square. It will look neater if you fold the paper neatly and carefully. With Origami you can make almost everything for example, house furniture, animal, dinosaur, Christmas decoration, numbers, person, vehicle, and etc.  It started in the 17th century and became popular outside of Japan in the 1900s.  ~Paper crane is the most well known and famous Origami. In the ancient Japanese story, it was promised that anyone who folds 1000 paper cranes will be granted a wish from the Gods. There is a famous story about Sasaki Sadoko and her paper cranes. When the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, she was only 2 years old girl. After 9 years, she was diagnosed with leukemia and hospitalized after a year. She decided to fold 1000 cranes, hoping that it would heal her. However, she came on short on her goal. She was only able to fold 644 cranes before her death. Her friend completed the 1000 cranes and buried them all with her. In order to remember Sadoko and other children who died by effects of the atomic bomb, Sadoko's friends and her classmates fundraised money for memorial. In 1958, Genbaku Dome (a statue of Sadoko holding a golden crane) was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Memorial. A plaque at her foot of the statue says "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace on Earth." 

~Traditional: use no tool but of coarse you use your hand.   ~Modern: uses tools like scissors and glue to make the structure. 

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 240%;">Origami Museum Narita Airport <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">This Origami Museum is located in Narita Airport of Tokyo. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">It has over 400 exhibits of traditional origamis and sells origami books and papers. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">[|Origami museum] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">