Linda Tomoko Mihara

1,001 Cranes

 
 
Today, family and friends will fold sembazuru for weddings, or as a get-well wish for someone who is ill, or to celebrate a special anniversary or birthday. Sembazuru is also an art where the cranes are arranged in the shape of a family crest or other meaningful design and then framed and presented at the wedding reception or special event. This becomes an heirloom to be passed down through the generations, a modern symbol of a traditional art form. Recently, sembazuru has developed into a worldwide phenomenon where communities gather together to fold cranes as a wish for world peace. To this day, people from all walks of life and from all over the world fold sembazuru and send it to Hiroshima’s Peace Park to wish that the tragedies of the bombing of Hiroshima will never ever happen again. For more information, email Linda at: linda@origamihara.com. To plan your own 1,001 crane art, click here. mailto:origamihara@sbcglobal.net?subject=email%20subjectPlanning_Your_Project.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1