Japanese Culture

Box Assembly Instructions

(Japanese Paper Folding)

HOW TO MAKE A BOX with ORIGAMI PAPER

Patterned paper

Cherry blossom

Plain paper
Choose 2 squares of plain paper

and 2 squares of patterned paper.

Folded paper cranes Place the pattern or color down.

Usually the back side is white.

1

    Fold the paper in half along the center line, so that AD touches CF.

    Make the corners touch perfectly and crease the fold well.

    Open the paper flat.

2

Fold D to the center point of the

paper, so that DE is along the

previous BE fold line.

Bring A to touch F.

3

Crease along KGC.

Next,

Fold along EH,

so that AF meets G.

Crease EH and open flat.

4
5

    .

Bring K to meet E

and fold along I J .

Crease I J well and open flat

6
7

Next, fold along LM

and bring C to meet K.

Crease well along

LM and open flat.

8
9

Carefully form a crease from N

to O making sure the crease

doesn't go past O.

Cherry blossom

The dots should touch. Now

place your thumb on the top of H

and pull down, forming one corner

of the box. Lightly crease IO and

OJ.

You have completed one of the four corners of the box. Continue to fold the

other 3 squares to make all four corners.

When you finish, return here to learn how to assemble the box.

Click below for box assembly instructions.

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