Make Origami with a Cultural Expert from Tokyo

Manami started origami at the age of 3. She has been offering in-person and virtual origami experiences since May 2020.

This is an opportunity to learn origami from a local Japanese person who grew up with it. We would like to share our ancestors' creativity, featuring traditional origami that involve "fun" and "magical" folding steps.

OUTLINE

1. Manami shares origami’s history, its significance for Japanese people as well as her background.
2. Manami shows 6 origami options and guests will pick 3 shapes by a chat or a poll.
3. Manami spotlights her second camera to show her hands during the demonstrations.
4. She will also talk about cultural backstories of the origami shapes.

What makes us different
・Fun to see the simple paper's amazing transformation
・Easy to get the material. Only thing you need is a few sheets of square paper.
・Relaxing as you focus while matching lines and corners.
・Engaging. The host goes step by step, supporting guests who got lost, to makes sure no one will be left behind.
・Not completely online as you will get your creative works.
・You will hear about meanings of the shapes. (e.g. what the one thousand paper cranes mean..)

It would add more fun to the experience, if everyone holds up his or her works and take a group selfie!