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Your First Origami Online Workshop

Various Origami works.

Origami sheets can be easily cut from regular-size paper sheets.

Cut Origami sheets from wrapping paper and/or colored/patterned paper using a template.

Origami sheets cut from regular-size paper and wrapping paper.

Origami works on a table

Various designs of Origami cranes, "orizuru".

Flowery cranes

3-D Mt. Fuji, a "yakko-san" samurai servant, and an astronaut.

Origami works for young participants include a trick boat, catamaran, and butterflies.

A samurai helmet, gold fish, and a "kotton" tumbling toy.

An airplane, jumping frogs and ninja throwing knives.

Varieties of Origami containers.

A series of second step Origami cranes variation.

Origami roses for the second step.

Your First Origami Online Workshop

Highlights

Joined 2020

Koichiro Y.

5.00 / 5

(17 reviews)

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Tokyo

English

1 hr 30 mins

Private tour (only you and Koichiro Y.)

Up to 4 people

Touch the tip of Japanese culture prior to your tour by picking up this online experience of Origami. It is an art and a joy of paper folding which can be enjoyed by everybody interested in this oriental culture. With just an hour workshop, you will be able to create your own Origami works such as a great samurai helmet, a pretty butterfly, a joyful jumping frog, a paper container for candies, and a traditional Japanese crane (orizuru) from square sheets of paper.

Itinerary

This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!

Timezone

Asia/Tokyo (UTC +9hs)

Important preparation for the online workshop

Please prepare 1) ten or more origami sheets of approximately 150 to 200 mm (6" to 8") square, see note below, for each participant, 2) a pair of scissors, 3) bamboo skewers or toothpicks, 4) a flat surface such as a table or desk, 5) your hands, fingers, and nails washed and dried for the work, and 6) online communication facilities for ZOOM (please download its free application).

Note: Origami sheets may be available on an online sale, but if not, you can cut square sheets from regular-size sheets of paper such as A4, letter size, or legal size without using special tools, see the second photo at the top of this page. You can also cut out your origami sheets from wrapping paper and/or any other color or patterned paper. For multiple sheets, it is recommended to arrange a precisely cut cardboard template by using a set square/triangle, ruler, and utility knife, see the third photo.

90 minutes Origami workshop

The online workshop will start with a simple model, and proceed to more complicated and/or difficult ones, following a program which will be discussed and agreed upon by both of us previously via the message box. You will enjoy your first Origami works and complete several cute models by yourself.

You will have some very basic Japanese words and phrases which make your "real" tour to Japan more fruitful through the workshop too.

Review of the Workshop

After the workshop, you will receive original Origami recipes for the models you made during the workshop for your review. Make more Origami works recalling the workshop to improve your technique and to prepare for the second step.

Second Step in Tokyo, Japan

Visit Japan and be invited to my house in Tokyo for your second-step Origami workshop. You may select my regular tour, or I will customize a tour upon your request.

Want to personalize this tour?

This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.

Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide/instructor fee

What‘s not included

origami sheets and required tools

Tour Important Information

Starting time is flexible between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. in Japan time (UTC+9).

Please note that no summertime in Japan.

Children over 5 years old are recommended to participate with their parent(s) or supervisor.

Important message from the supplier

The inbound tour has been resumed. Wearing a mask depends on individual decisions, and you can enjoy tours and cultural experiences in Japan now.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation - 48 hours prior to meeting time
No Refund - less than - 24 hours before the meeting time

Joined 2020

Koichiro Y.

5.00 / 5

(17 reviews)

Identity Verified

Interview-Based Quality Checks

About Tour Guide Koichiro Y.

Hello! I’m Koichiro. Please call me “Yamasan”. It derives from my family name and my friends call me so.

I worked for a machinery company as a project manager and engineer for mechanical and electrical construction projects both domestic and overseas for over 35 years. I recall my first overseas project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when I was 26, and the second was in Singapore. I visited many countries for surveys, meetings, commissioning, project handing over, and so on.

In 2014 at the age of 60, I decided to retire from the company and live the expected further 30 years of life with a new career and experiences. I, then, studied translation and guide interpretation. I passed the national examination for licensed guides (English) in 2015 and registered with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in February 2016.

Until now, I have been guiding many beautiful guests mainly to popular sightseeing spots such as Asakusa, Tsukiji, Omote-Sando, Meiji Jingu Shrine, and Tokyo Skytree, and also cultural experiences of Origami making, Furoshiki wrapping, and Sushi cooking.

I am happy that I can freely arrange a customized tour together with you, or can propose my tours to you. I want to show you some parts of daily Tokyo life and introduce you to Bunkyo City which is located in the heart of Tokyo, just north of Chiyoda City where the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station are. The city is Tokyo’s typical residential and academic area where I was born, grew up, and live a happy life now.

Now, we can tour around the world but have not yet overcome COVID-19 completely. Recently, the number of passengers wearing masks on public transportation in Tokyo reduced to some 25% but we should mind about it still. Please carry your mask to wear it where or when necessary (December 2024, Yamasan).

Reviews

Leonardo lorena L.

5 / 5

May 24, 2026

Tokyo Staple Spot Tour

May 24, 2026

Tokyo

9 hours 30 mins

Customized

“Day tour in Tokyo eith Yamasan”

We had the great opportunity to walk around Tokyo with Mr Yamasan on our 1st day in the city. We took the tour throught the city on a Wednesday - on this day, some of the stores of Tsukiji fish market are closed. He explained that in advance, but we went there anyway and it was worth! Besides that we went to other places: imperial palace, shrines and temples. He is very kind, strong walker and helpfull. We totally recomend Yamasan for a day trip in Tokyo! Thanks Yamasan! It was an unforguntable day and Tokyo experience. We Wish you all the best and hope to meet tou again in the near future. Best regatds

Koichiro Y.

Thank you very much for your great comment. In Wednesday's Tsukiji Outer Market, not all shops were open because of the closure of Toyosu wholesale market, but a smaller number of visitors allowed us to walk easily seeing many impressive shops. The itinerary was prepared selecting popular spots for the first visitors to Tokyo, and I'd like to arrange more specific spots for your next visit. I hope that in the nearest future.

Jonathan C.

5 / 5

May 21, 2026

Tokyo Sake Brewery Tour plus One

May 21, 2026

Tokyo

8 hours

“Yamasan Koichiro - fantastic!”

Four of us had a wonderful time with Yamasan on the Sake Brewery Tour. He is a superlative guide who communicated well and even created printed explanations of sake and the brewing process. He is very intelligent, knowledgeable, and thoughtful. We are thankful for the experience he has given us.

Koichiro Y.

Thank you very much for your beautiful comment. I was happy to be with you and to have joyful and friendly communication throughout the tour. Pickleball, which connects your two families, was a new sport for me. I mentioned it might have another name in Japan, but that was incorrect. Picklegall is a new sport in Japan, and it is also pickleball. Please enjoy the remaining days in Japan.

Deena S.

5 / 5

May 19, 2026

Fukagawa Edo Museum and Kiyosumi Gardens

May 19, 2026

Tokyo

3 hours

Customized

“Visit to Sumo Museum, and Famous Kiyosumi Garden”

Thank you sooo much to Mr Yamasan for arranging a very interesting and informative morning indeed. I really appreciated his general knowledge and grasp of the English language. It was a fun time and Yamasan was very kind and prepared for the tour well. Hontoo ni arigatoo gozaimashita.

Koichiro Y.

Thank you very much for your great comment. It was a very short tour, and most of the museums in Tokyo were closed on that day. I was wondering how I could satisfy you in the limited time; however, at Fukagawa Edo Museum, we could feel like being in an Edo town, and there were also displays regarding Sumo. It was especially nice, since we visited the Sumo town of Ryogoku and saw some Sumo wrestlers first that morning.