- Satoshi Kamiya
Satoshi Kamiya (born
June 6 ,1981 , inNagoya ,Japan ) is one of the most advancedorigami masters in the world. He learned origami at age two, and has since made hundreds of origami models. His most famous are two dragons, one called the Divine Dragon "Bahamut" and the other called the "Ancient Dragon". [ [http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1116 Kamiya Satoshi: Origami Master | Japan Probe ] ] Satoshi based many of his models, including the dragons, on Japanesemanga episodes. Fact|date=March 2008Most of Satoshi's origami is extremely complex; the dragons require around 275 steps each and need to be made from 20" squares of thin paper or foil. [ [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/tvchamp/ テレビチャンピオン [ TV CHAMPION ｜ テレビ東京 ] ] He has also designed a
blue whale ; awoolly mammoth ; asabre-toothed tiger ; variousdinosaur s including aTyrannosaurus ; a wizard (a rare example of asymmetrical origami); and even a third, unpublished,Chinese dragon , "Ryu-jin," with scales, a mustache, claws and horns. Kamiya has written one book, which includes nineteen challenging models.Satoshi traveled to Canada in January to teach a special Origami class at Japanese Canadian Culture Center (JCCC). Interview is published on the February 8th, 2008 edition of The Nikka Times Newspaper. [The Nikka Times Newspaper. February 8, 2008 Edition]
Publications
"Works of Satoshi Kamiya, 1995-2003" Origami House, 2005. ISBN 0000041944
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References
External links
* [http://www.folders.jp Satoshi Kamiya's personal website]
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