Half square paper

Janus’s Holy Grail / ヤヌスの聖杯

MEMOThis is a creation that incorporates the “Janus Rose” decoration part into “Janus's Holy Grail,” a variation of Janus II. No glue is needed when assembling the Janus's Grail or incorporating the Janus's Rose. In practice, it should prep

Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ

Janus II / ヤヌス II

MEMOThis is a modular type model that assembles parts without using glue. The parts are connected using Arabesque-joint. This Janus II is an improved version of the original Janus, characterized by the layered appearance of the places exten

Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ

Kotemari Sakurai-zakura / 小てまり桜井桜

MEMOThis is a variation of the Kotemari Mukoy amazakura. Like the Kotemari Yume zakura, it is hollow inside. A small flower with 10 petals blooms where the five parts are gathered. Like the Kotemari Kikka, the larger petals could open furth

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Kikka / 小てまり菊花

MEMOThis is a variation of the Kotemari Mukou yamazakura. Like the Kotemari Yume zakura, the inside of the kusudama is hollow. This is a hollow version of the "Kotemari Juuyougiku" featured in the folding instructions for the Kotemari Mukou

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Yume zakura / 小てまり夢桜

MEMOThis is a variation of the Kotemari Mukou yamazakura. I hollowed out the inside of the kusudama. A bell is placed inside. You can also fill it with potpourri or hide other kusudamas, and have fun with it in various ways. It is very simi

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Mukou yamazakura / 小てまり向こう山桜

Kotemari Mukou yamazakura / 小てまり向こう山桜MEMOThis is a variation of the Mitsuwari Asanoha design.It is made with half a square sheet of paper to fold one part. It uses 60 parts.It is very similar to "Mitsuwari mukou yamazakura" created in 2023,

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Mitsuwari Asanoha Variations Vol.1 / 三つ割麻の葉バリエーション Vol.1

Mitsuwari Asanoha Simple type / 三つ割麻の葉シンプルタイプMEMOThese works are variations of the ‘Mitsuwari Asanoha’, which is one size smaller than the standard tem tem temari. While the Mitsuwari Asanoha is made from square paper, this simplified vers

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Suzaku / 朱雀（すざく）

Suzaku / 朱雀Work's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedMarch 2010MadeMarch 2010DrawingFebruary 2026Number of parts30 piecesPaper size7.5 × 15 cm (Half-square paper)Joining materialsNot use (Not glued)Joining methodArabesque jointSuzaku Variation /

Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ

Lilith / リリス

MEMOThis is a modular-type piece connecting parts with arabesque joints. Created in 2016.Its form is very similar to "Neith of Giovanni". The difference is that the flower where the five parts come together is single- petal in Neito, while

Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ

Neith Variations / ネイトバリエーション

Neith of Giovanni / ジョバンニのネイトMEMOThis is "Neith," a work I created in 2016. It consists of 30 parts and is a modular piece that can be assembled without the use of glue. The name comes from ‘Neith’, a satellite of Venus said to have been di

Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ

Kiku temari / 菊てまり

MEMOThis is a variation of the Yume Temari. It has 60 parts and is folded with half-square paper.The point where the five parts are gathered, a flower resembling a chrysanthemum crest blooms.Like the Yume Temari, the inside of the kusudama

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Yume temari / 夢てまり

MEMOThis is a glue-type kusudama that can be put together using glue. It was made in 2013 and is part of the Tenten Temari series, which has 60 parts.It is hollow inside, so you can put bells inside or fill it with potpourri.接着剤を使って組み立てる貼り合

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Neith / ネイト

MEMOI changed the fluttering triangles of the work of Arabesque into pointed triangles. While Arabesque is folded with square paper, Naith is made with paper half the size of a square. This piece was made in the process of making "Nato," wh

Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイントModular Type / モジュラータイプ

Norimaki Unit – Nonoji / のり巻きユニット – ののじ

Guru-guru Nonoji / ぐるぐるののじNonoji / ののじMEMOThese are variations of the Norimaki Unit. Each part consists of two pieces of different sizes.No adhesive is needed when combining the two pieces into one part, nor when assembling the parts into t