Yuga Arisawa, 21, who has loved making complex artworks using origami since he was a child, traveled throughout Japan as a high school student looking for the best paper — fine but able to endure nearly 100 folds.
In the end, he found the perfect washi (traditional handmade Japanese paper) at the studio Corsoyard in Mino, Gifu Prefecture — a city with a more than 1,300-year history producing washi. What is more surprising is that he was so taken with the washi that he moved from his hometown of Sapporo and started working at the studio.
In August, he published his first book, "Origami Oji no Kawaii! Keredo Muzukashisugiru Origami" ("Prince Origami's Kawaii but Insanely Difficult Origami"), which gives detailed instructions with photographs on making origami that sometimes involve more than 100 folds.