Play Origami (Toyo 5) book cover

Play Origami (Toyo 5)

by Makoto Yamaguchi

Published:
1990 by Toyo
Pages:
144
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese
ISBN-13:
978B001J2YJD0
ISBN-10:
B001J2YJDM

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Skill Level Simple to intermediate
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? Yes
Is there indication to the model size resulting from size of starting paper? No
Are the models "Pure" origami (From a single square - no cuts)? Varies

There are 51 Origami Designs in Play Origami (Toyo 5):

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Flapping butterfly 1

Toys - Action Models

Traditional14Square
Flapping butterly 2

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi16Square
Flapping butterfly 3

Toys - Action Models

Traditional18Square
Jumping grasshopper

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi20Square
Hungry crow

Toys - Action Models

Traditional22Square
Pecking bird

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi24Square
Bowing bird

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi26Square
Flying pigeon

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi28Square
Spinner

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi30Square
Shuttle

Sports and Athletes

Makoto Yamaguchi32Square
5 units
Bicolor pinwheel

Toys

Traditional34Square
Dragonfly

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi36Square
Koron Koron

Toys

Makoto Yamaguchi38Square
Talking lips

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi42Square
Ninja

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi44Square
Talking Frog

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi46Square
Speaking Fox

Toys - Puppets

Traditional48Square

Also in Everything Origami by Matthew Gardiner
Also in Beginning Origami by Vicente Palacios
Also in Simple Origami as Featured in The New Countesthorpe Herald - BOS booklet 75 by Penny Groom
Also in Traditional Japanese Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Japan's Creative Origami by Kawai Toyoaki
Also in Sort-of-Difficult Origami by Chris Alexander
Also in NOA Magazine 178
and in other sources...
Origami Speaking Fox by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nick Robinson
Speaking Crow

Toys - Action Models

Traditional51Square

Also in ORU Magazine 12
Also in Everyone Can Learn Origami by Peter Saydak
Also in Let's Enjoy Origami in English and Japanese by Makoto Yamaguchi
Origami Speaking Crow by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Peter Saydak
Talking Kappa

Toys - Puppets

Makoto Yamaguchi54Rectangle
Monkey climbing the mountain

Toys - Action Models

Traditional56Square
With cuts

Also in Hong Kong Origami Newsletter 34
Also in ORU Magazine 9
Also in Pliages en Mouvement by Didier Boursin
Also in Action Origami by Tomoko Fuse
Also in Happy Origami by Kunihiko Kasahara
Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Also in Le Pli 15
and in other sources...
Origami Monkey climbing the mountain by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Nick Robinson
Sumo

Toys

Traditional59Square

Also in Traditional Japanese Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Essential Origami by Steve and Megumi Biddle
Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Let's Enjoy Origami in English and Japanese by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Enjoy Origami in English (Joy of Origami!) by Satoshi Takagi
and in other sources...
Origami Sumo by Traditional. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Nodding dog 1

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi62Square
2 units
Nodding Dog 2

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi65Square
2 units
Hungry Crow

Toys - Action Models

Traditional68Square
Fortune teller

Toys - Action Models

Traditional70Square

Also in Folding Japan with Origami in English by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan
Also in Der Falter 3
Also in Der Falter 27
Also in My First Origami Kit by Joel Stern
Also in Origami 1 by Robert Harbin
Also in Origami in Action by Robert J. Lang
and in other sources...
Origami Fortune teller by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by JC Nolan
Hopping Frog 1

Toys - Action Models

Traditional74Rectangle - 1X2
Flapping Pigeon

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi76Square
Flapping bird

Toys - Action Models

Traditional79Square

Also in Chinese Paper Folding for Beginners by Maying Soong
Also in Origami Playtime - Animals by Enomoto Nobuyoshi
Also in Absolute Beginner's Origami by Nick Robinson
Also in Action Origami by Tomoko Fuse
Also in Classic Origami by Paul Jackson
Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway
Also in Creased Magazine 6
and in other sources...
Origami Flapping bird by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Bamboo-leaf boat

Vehicles - Boats

Makoto Yamaguchi82Square
Easy plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi84Square
Paper plane with cockpit

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi86Square
Jet plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi88Square
60 dgree plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi91Square
Square plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi94Square
Airplane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi96Square
Noshiika plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi98Rectangle
Squid plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi100Rectangle
Javelin

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi102Rectangle
Belly button plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi104Rectangle
Black Kite plane

Toys - Planes

Makoto Yamaguchi106Rectangle
Building block

Geometric and other shapes

Makoto Yamaguchi108Square
Trick boat

Toys - Action Models

Traditional110Square
Baseball mitt

Sports and Athletes

Makoto Yamaguchi112Rectangle
Jumbo Tops

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi114Square
7 units
Blow top 1

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi117Square
2 units
Blow top 2

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi120Square
2 units
Hopping Frog 2

Toys - Action Models

Traditional123Square

Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Action Origami by Tomoko Fuse
Also in Bank Origami by Sergei Afonkin
Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki
Also in Easy Origami by John Montroll
Also in Enjoy Origami in English (Joy of Origami!) by Satoshi Takagi
and in other sources...
Origami Hopping Frog 2 by Traditional on giladorigami.com
Folded by Peter Saydak
Snake toy

Toys - Action Models

Makoto Yamaguchi126Square
Multiple units
Face

People - Anatomic parts

Makoto Yamaguchi130Square
7 units
Goldfish fishing game

Toys

Makoto Yamaguchi136Square
Camera

Toys - Noisemaking

Traditional140Square