Paper folding became known as origami in the Edo period (1603–1868). As washi paper became widely available, origami grew in popularity among the common people and was practiced as a hobby by ...

Japanese handmade paper, known as washi is still made in some areas of Japan and used in painting, calligraphy, origami, and other traditional art forms. Recently, contemporary Japanese artists have ...

The “Washi Transformed: New Expressions in Japanese ... she’s also taken the workings of poet Baudelaire and cut them out of origami paper. The musings of these iconic figures, reflected ...

The tea house is made up of 4000 pieces of Japanese "Washi" paper ... is one of several experiments with large-scale paper and origami techniques from Katagiri. His ongoing design interest ...

For a more interactive Tokyo experience, sign up for these fun workshops – from making washi paper and origami to kintsugi ceramics and fake food samples – at these speciality workshops and ...

Modern origami was popularized throughout Japan and the United States through exhibitions of the work of Akira Yoshizawa, the grandmaster of origami, who developed a standard way to teach folding ...

ECHIZEN, Fukui Prefecture--A “grand experiment” has kicked off here to preserve manga paintings for 1,000 years using special “washi” paper from the town. The aim is to determine for how ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday decided to include traditional Japanese handmade paper ("washi") to its list of intangible cultural heritage ...