Origami: How to fold a Kadomatsu (Japanese Ornament for the New Year)

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We decorate Kadomatsu in the front the entrance

at a New Year’s season in Japan.

 

This custom (decorating bamboos or pines at the entrance) is very old

and dates way back to Muromachi-era.

It’s said that ‘Toshigami’ (the God) visits us

towards this Kadomatsu’s mark during New Year.

 

Let’s try to fold such a Kadomatsu with origami paper!

 

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How to fold a Kadomatsu Ver.1

 

We will use two sheets of origami paper (green and brown)

You’ll see a Kadomatsu that’s just like a real one!

 

1. First, we’re going to make bamboos and pines. Using a green one,

fold it in half twice along the dotted lines and make creases.

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2. Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

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3. Fold both sides along the dotted lines again.

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4. Fold both sides along the dotted lines again.

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5. Open it up all the way.

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6. Along the creases that you made,

fold each crease so that it will look like a staircase.

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7. Keep folding like a staircase.

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8. Fold each side along the creases.

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9. Fold each side along the dotted lines.

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10. Fold the bottom part to where an arrow is pointing at.

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11. After you made a crease, put it back.

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12. Fold it up again, opening the parts that arrows are pointing at.

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13. Spread them toward the outsides,

putting your finger to where the arrows are pointing at.

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14. Fold it along the dotted line. (a mountain fold)

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15. A part of Kadomatsu is done!

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16. Next, we’re going to make a foundation.

Get a half-cut brown origami paper ready.

Fold it in half to make a crease.

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17. Fold both sides to the crease.

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18. Turn it over.

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19. Fold the top part down along the dotted line.

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20. Fold the half of the part up along the dotted line.

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21. Turn it over.

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22. Fold both sides to the middle.

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23. Fold both sides along the dotted lines.

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24. Turn it over.

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25. Fold the bottom part behind.

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26. And the foundation is done! Put it with the part you made together.

You can use take or glue as well.

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27. And it’s done!

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How did you like it?

It looks just like a real Kadomatsu, right?

 

You can adjust the length

by folding a long bamboo’s part behind too!

 

How to fold a Kadomatsu Ver.2

 

For this one, we’ll use three sheets of green origami paper.

It’s easy to fold.

It will be a little bigger than a palm-size.

 

1. Fold it in half twice along the dotted lines to make creases.

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2. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

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3. Turn it over.

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4. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

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5. Fold it down along the dotted line so that the ‘〇’ parts will overlap.

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6. Turn it over.

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7. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

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8.  Fold it toward outsides from where the arrows are pointing at.

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9. Fold each corner down along the dotted lines.

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10. Turn it over.

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11. Fold it up along the dotted line.

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12. Cut a yellow or a white sheet of origami paper

into a rhombus-shape and put it on this…

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13. then one part is done! Make two more of this.

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14. After you fold three parts,

put them together with tape or glue like the picture below. And it’s done!

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Even though it’s simple,

it will look like a real Kadomatsu by putting three of them together, right?

You can not only use the same-color-origami paper

but you can choose the different-color-ones too!

Make your original Kadomatsu!

 

How to fold a Kadomatsu Ver.3

 

We only need one sheet of origami paper for this one.

It’s not hard to fold, either.

You might want to use a colored-origami paper on both sides

if you want it to be prettier!

 

1. Fold it in half along the dotted line.

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2. Fold it in half again along the dotted line.

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3. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

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4. Turn it over.

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5. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

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6. Turn it over again.

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7. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

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8. Open them up.

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9. Fold both parts up along the dotted lines.

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10. Open them up after you made creases.

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11. Fold them inside.

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12. Fold them along the dotted lines.

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13. Turn each sheet up (only the top layer).

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14. Fold them along the dotted lines, according to the arrows.

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15. And it’s done!

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Today, I showed you three types of Kadomatsu.

They all are unique and wonderful, aren’t they?

 

If you cannot decorate a real Kadomatsu at the entrance,

you can decorate these origami Kadomatsu as well!

 

【Translated by  Kana Toda PIERCE】

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