Tokyo Night Parade Japanese language ● QR code on the

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The trailblazing efforts of Japanese artist Akira Yoshizawa elevated the paper folding to an artform by showing how subtle shapes and figures could be created from a single sheet of paper though a variety of non-traditional folding techniques

it also illuminates the history of Japan and its own struggles with racism and xenophobia

Tokyo Night Parade Japanese language ● QR code on theWritten by J. P. Takahashi. Illustrated by Minako Tomigahara. The night parade is about to begin . . . The ground thunders in Tokyo. A gust of wind blows. The pitter patter of paws and claws draws closer. The air is thick with swirling, swooping demons. Its Ekas favorite evening of the year, the one night she refuses to miss. But its become harder to travel to Japan now that shes living across the world in New York. Unsure of when she can return next