Paper cranes, with thoughts and prayers.

Apr 23, 2020

Japan has a tradition of making paper cranes while praying for someone.
If you are at home and there are any papers near you, how about making paper cranes with prayers for family, friends, someone you care about, or someone you don’t know.
Then put the paper cranes by the window.The beautiful paper cranes you made will make you and even people who passes by outside feel nice and calm.
Let's make it together and spread the prayer paper cranes around the world!
Please search website for how to fold paper cranes.

Epson stuffs also made some paper cranes with prayers.
It is easy and beautiful to make with chiyogami or origami.

You can also print your favorite photos with a printer and make paper cranes from the paper.
These two paper cranes are made from paper printed with photos of cherry blossoms taken in spring.

Let’s put the paper cranes by the window.
Those who pass by can see the paper crane and feel a little calm.

Let's put them in the house too. It is nice to hang it with a string to make it a mobile.
It looks like the paper cranes are flying in the sky.

In addition to paper cranes, we also made a mobile with photos and flower decorations!

Japan has long had the custom of making a thousand origami cranes, praying for recovery from illness, victory in sports competitions, and good results in exams.Sometimes we make it with many people, sometimes we make it alone. Either way making a thousand origami cranes is very hard.

This origami crane is made from origami with 999 origami cranes printed.By folding this one, it becomes a thousand cranes.
The wings of the paper crane are connected to each other. It has a meaning of overcoming the difficulties together.
You can download this Gallery-original origami paper for free.Please make a paper crane with prayers.

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Do you know red-crowned crane?It is one of the cranes living in the north side of Japan.
The crane is very beautiful with black and white, and the top of the head is red.

You can also download this red-crowned crane origami paper for free.Please try making it.
The procedure is almost the same as an ordinary paper crane, but only at the end, extend the tail and fold the tip to make the leg.
The crane in the photo has the stretched clip inserted into the leg to stand it up.

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