Origami: How to fold Tsuchinoko

Tsuchinoko is a healing type of character among all the Youkai (monsters).

Just by being around him, we can be lucky!♪

I love that kind of Youkai.

We always want such Youkai to be around us, right?♥

Origami 【Youkai Watch】 How to fold Tsuchinoko Ver.1

【How to fold】

１．Separate half of the origami paper into four equal parts and make creases.

２．Separate the whole paper into four equal parts and make creases vertically to No.1.

３．Fold the bottom part up so that the edge and the mark ‘〇’ will meet.

４．Turn it over with the two-layer part facing up.

５．Fold it so that both ‘〇’ will meet.

６．Fold the bag part and fold it as picture No.7 shows.

７．Fold the wing inside back toward outside.

８．Fold it the same way for the other side too.

９．Fold both sides to the middle along the slanting creases.

１０．Fold them up along the dotted lines.

１１．Fold four corners inside along the dotted lines.

１２．Turn it over.

１３．Draw a face and it’s done!

Origami 【Youkai Watch】 How to fold Tsuchinoko Ver.2

【How to fold】

１．Fold it in half again.

２．Fold it in half again and make a crease.  Fold both sides to the crease.

３．Fold both sides up to the middle.

４．Fold three corners inside along the red dotted lines.  Change the direction.

５．Turn it over.

６．Fold the right corner so that it will stick out like the picture below.

７．Draw a face, and it’s done!

If you use a white sheet of paper, you can make ‘Tuchinoko Panda’♪

We will be healed just by looking at them, right?

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】