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  2. One thousand origami cranes - Wikipedia

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    The crane is considered a mystical or holy creature (others include the dragon and the tortoise) in Japan and is said to live for a thousand years. That is why one thousand origami cranes (千羽鶴, senbazuru, lit. 'one thousand cranes') are made, one for each year. In some stories, it is believed that the cranes must be completed within one ...

  3. Sadako Sasaki - Wikipedia

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    Sadako Sasaki. Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子, Sasaki Sadako, January 7, 1943 – October 25, 1955) was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated. She survived for another ten years, becoming one of ...

  4. Orizuru - Wikipedia

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    Orizuru. A paper crane spinning in the wind. The orizuru (折鶴 ori- "folded," tsuru "crane"), origami crane or paper crane, is a design that is considered to be the most classic of all Japanese origami. [1][2] In Japanese culture, it is believed that its wings carry souls up to paradise, [2] and it is a representation of the Japanese red ...

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  6. Cranes (restaurant) - Wikipedia

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    Cranes is a restaurant in Washington, D.C., United States. The restaurant blends Japanese and Spanish cuisine , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and received a Michelin star in 2021. [ 3 ] However, with the 2023 Michelin Guide, the restaurant has lost its once starred-status.

  7. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Wikipedia

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    9780399205200. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a children's historical novel written by Canadian-American author Eleanor Coerr and published in 1977. It is based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II, who set out to create a thousand origami cranes when dying of leukemia ...

  8. List of restaurant chains in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States. Asian/Pacific. Name ... 1,000 Nationwide Gregorys Coffee: New York, New York: 2006

  9. Thousand Cranes - Wikipedia

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    Publication date. 1949–1951, 1952. Publication place. Japan. Published in English. 1958. Media type. Print. Thousand Cranes (千羽鶴, Senbazuru) is a novel by Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata which first appeared in serialised form between 1949 and 1951 and was published as a book in 1952. [1][2]