NOA Magazine 53 book cover

NOA Magazine 53

Published:
1980 by Nippon Origami Association - NOA
Pages:
49
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese

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Skill Level Simple to complex
Clear diagrams? Yes
Tinted diagrams (to show 2 sides of paper)? Yes
Photos of completed models? Yes. Beautiful photos
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

Overall Impression

NOA Magazine is the monthly publication of the Japanese Origami Association. The complexity of the designs in the magazine tends to lean towards the more simple variety, but an occasional complex design is thrown into the mix.

The issues are usually centered around a theme, whether a holiday or season of the year. Most importantly, they are beautiful, with inspiring color-spreads and very high-quality diagrams.

Also see listing of all other NOA magazines in my collection.

There are 21 Origami Designs in NOA Magazine 53:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Animal puppets

Toys - Puppets

Tomoko Tanaka4Square
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Yoshihide Momotani11Square
2 units
House

Buildings

Kakinuma Akira12Square

Also in Enjoy Origami in English (Joy of Origami!) by Satoshi Takagi
Also in NOA Magazine 92
Also in NOA Magazine 146
Also in NOA Magazine 155
Also in Origami for Children by Mari Ono and Roshin Ono
Also in Teach Yourself Origami by John Montroll
and in other sources...
Origami House by Kakinuma Akira on giladorigami.com
Folded by Wilson Yeung
House

Buildings

Unknown12Square
House

Buildings

Yoshihide Momotani12Square
Water mill

Objects - Various

Araki Kyo13Square
3 units
Pagoda

Buildings

Kakinuma Akira14Square
5 units
Rose

Flora - Flowers

Nakano Mitsue14Square
5 units
Tree

Flora - Trees and Plants

Nakano Mitsue14Square
5 units
Heart tag

Hearts

Koya Ohashi18Square
Heart 3D

Hearts

Makoto Yamaguchi20Square
Hearts with wings

Hearts

Kakinuma Akira20Square
Hina dolls’ cracker container

Food

Unknown24Square
Container

Boxes and Containers

Shizu Akagi25Square
Hina dolls

Religion and Holidays - Shinto and Japan Customs

Toshie Takahama28Square
Multiple units
With cuts
Devil mask

Imaginary beings - Demons

Kumasaka Hiroshi31Square
Vase

Boxes and Containers

Katayama Kazuko32Square

Also in NOA Kessakusen
Origami Vase by Katayama Kazuko on giladorigami.com
Folded by Wilson Yeung
Opera glasses

Objects - Various

Ryokichi Hara33Square
Whale

Mammals - Cetacea - Whales

Yoichiro Iguchi33Square
Cat

Mammals - Felidae - Cats

George Rhoads34$ US Dollar Bill
Knight - whiskey bottle cap

People - Occupations - Knights

Mitarai Shin36Square
3 units
With cuts