Origami: How to fold a ‘Yakko-san’ (A Fellow)

I was asked to make my kids something nostalgic by them,

but I wondered what it was like when I was about to make.

I thought I might have forgotten how to make it, but I remembered it.

I used to make ‘hakama’ (a Japanese traditional skirt-style wearing) with it too.★

So, how was your ‘Yakko-san’?  Did you make it perfect?

(1) ‘Yakko-san’ (Normal Type)

１　Fold it in half to make a triangle.

２　Fold it in half to make another triangle.

３　Open it up and fold it in half to make it rectangular.

Fold it in half to make a square.

４　Open it up all the way and fold all four corners to the middle.

Then turn it over.

５　Fold all four corners to the middle again.  Then turn it over.

６　Again, fold all four corners to the middle.  Then turn it over.

７　Open the bottom triangles and fold it to make it rectangular.

８　Do the same thing for the right and left ones too,

and ‘Yakko-san’ is done!

Draw eyes and mouth on the top square part,

then it’ll be a cute ‘Yakko-san’!

Make your own Yakko-san and show it off to everybody.♪

(2) ‘Yakko-san’ (with Hakama [Japanese traditional costume])

１　Fold it in half to make a triangle.

２　Fold it in half again to make another triangle.

３　Open it up and fold it in half to make it rectangular.

Fold it in half to make a square.

４　Open it up all the way and fold all four corners to the middle.

Then turn it over.

５　Fold all four corners to the middle again.  Then turn it over.

６　Again, fold all four corners to the middle.  Then turn it over.

７　Open the bottom triangles and fold it to make it rectangular.

８　Do the same thing for the right and left ones too,

and ‘Yakko-san’ is done!

１１　Fold the top square part to make it rectangular too.

１２　Fold it in half.

１３　Open it along the creases and fold it, like the picture below.

Do the same thing for the other side too, and the ‘Hakama’ is done!

１４　Put the upper half of the body between the Hakama,

and the ‘Yakko-san’ wearing ‘Hakama’ is done!

Once you make the normal Yakko-san,

you’ll be able to make its hakama too.  So try it out.♥

Do you like a colorful Yakko-san, or a little cool one?

Make your own original Yakko-san. ♪

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】