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Japanese Origami in Shrine ⛩️

Japanese origami is the traditional art of folding paper (from Japanese oru 'to fold' + kami 'paper') into decorative sculptures, like cranes, flowers, or geometric shapes, using a single sheet without cuts or glue

Japanese origami appears in shrines through traditional ritual paper decorations like shide (zig-zag streamers) on sacred ropes (shimenawa) and purification wands (gohei) to mark holy spaces, symbolizing purity and divine presence, alongside offerings of folded paper, most famously senbazuru (thousand cranes), left by visitors for blessings, wishes, or remembrance.