National Origami Centre

Enjoy the gentle art of paper-folding

Peter Sidell Sep 29, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>There are plenty of elaborate displays, complete with backdrops</p>

<p>Of course there are lots of paper cranes</p>

<p>I don't rightly know what these are</p>

<p>This entire arrangement is made of paper</p>

<p>There are displays showing lots of different folds...</p>

<p>...and lots of different end products</p>

<p>The paper you choose makes a big difference to the outcome</p>

<p>Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil</p>

Just a few minutes from Ochanomizu station in central Tokyo, the National Origami Centre is what it sounds like, the place to go for anyone interested in paper-folding. There's a gallery with enjoyable displays of brightly colourful origami, a shop selling an eye-popping range of paper and books, some of them in both Japanese and English, and a paper-dyeing workshop. And if you want to learn origami for yourself, they also have regular classes.

Peter Sidell @peter.sidell

I came to Japan from Manchester, England in 2003, and have travelled a lot since then, around Japan and in Asia. When I'm not working, I write satire and perform stand-up comedy in and around Tokyo. Check YouTube for a taste.