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Spread of Origami

In Muromachi Era (14th century),
Shougun 'Yoshimitsu Ashikaga' ordered the Ises(伊勢家)
to pursuit the etiquette of the samurai classes.
The Ises made many kinds of etiquette, and proposed
"a method of wraping gift items" as one of them.

The concept of the method was protecting gifts frrom foulness
of sender or evil spirit. It calls "Orikata(折形)" now,
and "Noshi" and "Choshi Kazari" are one of them.


Time passed, and the manner faded into the wallpaper.
In Edo era, Production volumes of paper increased,
and it became widely used.

People began to enjoy folding it freely,
and it was called "Origami".
In 1797, the world's oldest handbook of origami titled
"Hiden senbazuru orikata (秘傅千羽鶴折形)" was published .



In Meiji, Origami was also embedded in the preschool education
curriculum, and it more and more widely spreaded around Japan.

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