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Dec
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Private Exhibition at Origami Kaikan at
Ochanomizu, TOKYO
Dec 16 through 27, 2008
Click here to see more. |
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July
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NEW!
Our new origami models are in Japanese stores!
Click here to see more of our new models
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12/20/2006 |
NEW!
The Japanese
bullet train's 500 series.
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07/27/2006 |
NEW! You
can now download our red sports car.
Our Web site includes step-by-step instructions.
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05/22/2006 |
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Our Origami Paper Craft Designs Are Now In Stores!
Showa Grimm Inc., one of Japan's
premiere origami manufacturers, has licensed our
Japanese
Bullet Train,
Fire Truck,
and Ambulance models for sale in Japan. The pack comes
in sets of 16 sheets, each with a landscape
background for display purposes. The cost is 200-yen or about $2.
We hope to make them available on-line soon. |
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05/22/2006 |
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In the Pipeline
At Taro's Origami Studio, we are constantly thinking of new and
exciting ways to recreate the world in paper! Currently we have a fire
house, and several new cars in the pipeline. We can't wait to introduce
them to you on this Web site. |
ORIGAMI IS WORLD ART
The word 'origami' is Japanese
that literally means to fold ('ori') and paper
('gami'). But did you know that Europe has its own paper folding
tradition that developed separately from Japan? The earliest known European 'origami' is
probably a 16th century Spanish baptismal certificate made into the shape of a
little bird called 'pajarita'. |
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Show Grimm is licensing our Bullet Train
designs!
Our bullet train origami hit the stores as the first in a
series of "Transportation Origami" put out by
Showa Grimm, Co.
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We've obsessed over the details and even consulted with the kind
people of Japan Railroad to make this a true replica of the 300 series.
Each pack comes with a display platform so you can display your origami
after your done folding. |
| Each pack contains 16 sheets of origami, so
theoretically, you can create a true 300 series bullet train
with a 16-car formation! The instructions include ways to
connect the cars. |
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*Double click to enlarge picture |
 Did
you know?
"Shinkansen" is the Japanese name for the bullet train. The 16-car
300 series was introduced by Japan Rail West and Central in 1992 and
runs at a top speed of 270 kmph. Here are some amazing facts about the
Japanese bullet train:
- The Shinkansen experiences less than 10 seconds of delay a year
including all natural and human accidents.
- Shinkansen runs at an average speed of 261kmph or 163 mph
- Trains leave at 4 minute intervals which is the frequency
equivalent to the densest inner city transit train
- All the lines combined carry 755,000 passengers a day
- Since the Shinkansen was inaugurated 40 years ago, there have
been no derailments or collision accidents or passenger fatalities
except one due to a door closing on a little child.
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