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Mar 14, 1911 Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Died on 14 Mar 2005 (aged 94)
Japanese origamist
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About Akira Yoshizawa
- Akira Yoshizawa (?? ? Yoshizawa Akira; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami.
- He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art.
- According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred designs were presented as diagrams in his 18 books.
- Yoshizawa acted as an international cultural ambassador for Japan throughout his career.
- In 1983, Emperor Hirohito awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class, one of the highest honors bestowed in Japan.
