# Akira Yoshizawa

> Akira Yoshizawa  was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred designs were presented as diagrams in his 18 books. Yoshizawa acted as an international cultural ambassador for Japan throughout his career. In 1983, Emperor Hirohito awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class, one of the highest honors bestowed in Japan.

*Japanese origamist (1911-2005)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/akira-yoshizawa

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1911-03-14
- **Died:** 2005-03-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [أكيرا يوشيزاوا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7)
- [اكيرا يوشيزاوا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7)
- [Акіра Ёсідзава](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%81%D1%81%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [Akira Jošizawa](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Jo%C5%A1izawa)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [آکیرا یوشیزاوا](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7_%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
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- [אקירה יושיזאווה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%96%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%94)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [Josizava Akira](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josizava_Akira)
- [Ակիրա Յոսիձավա](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D5%AF%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%A1_%D5%85%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B1%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [Akira Yoshizawa](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Yoshizawa)
- [吉澤章](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%89%E6%BE%A4%E7%AB%A0)
- [ಅಕಿರಾ ಯೋಶಿಝವ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%85%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE_%E0%B2%AF%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%9D%E0%B2%B5)
- [요시자와 아키라](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9A%94%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%90%EC%99%80_%EC%95%84%ED%82%A4%EB%9D%BC)
- [Akira Jošidzava](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Jo%C5%A1idzava)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209200)

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