NOA Magazine 597 book cover

NOA Magazine 597

Published:
2025 by Nippon Origami Association - NOA
Pages:
52
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
Japanese
ISBN-13:
978- 4865401547
ISBN-10:
4865401547

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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 15 Origami Designs in NOA Magazine 597:

Design Designer Page Details Photo

Whale pocket

Mammals - Cetacea - Whales

Aoyagi Shoko10Square
Manta ray

Fish

Matsuno Yukihiko12Square
Dugong

Mammals - Sirenia - Manatees

Taguchi Kenji14Square
Colorful ring

Geometric and other shapes

Kawate Ayako17Square
12 units
Frog

Amphibians

Traditional18Square

Also in Beginner Origami by Yoshihide Momotani
Also in Bugagami by Jeffrey Rutzky
Also in Complete Origami by Eric Kenneway
Also in Creating Origami by J.C. Nolan
Also in Creative Life with Creative Origami 1 by Toshie Takahama
Also in Difficult Origami by Chris Alexander
Also in Doctor's Origami Dream Book by Toshikazu Kawasaki
and in other sources...
Origami Frog by Traditional. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Rose

Flora - Flowers

James M. Sakoda20Square

Also in The Best of Annual Collections 1981-1995
Also in Fun Origami World by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in Origami USA Convention 1993
Origami Rose by James M. Sakoda on giladorigami.com
Folded by Meenakshi Mukerji
Two-headed horse

Imaginary beings

James M. Sakoda21Square
Narwhal

Mammals - Cetacea - Whales

Matsuno Yukihiko22Square
Shark

Fish - Sharks

Matsuno Yukihiko24Square
Lotus

Flora - Flowers

Traditional26Square

Also in Cute Animal Origami by Makoto Yamaguchi
Also in NOA Magazine 164
Also in NOA Magazine 423
Also in The Joy of Origami by Margaret Van Sicklen
Also in The World of Origami by Isao Honda
Also in Folding Japan with Origami in English by Makoto Yamaguchi
and in other sources...
Origami Lotus by Traditional. Folded by Gilad Aharoni on giladorigami.com
Folded by Gilad Aharoni
Rolled hemming envelope

Letters and Envelopes

Takagi Hiromi27Rectangle - A size
2 units
Smartphone case

Letters and Envelopes

Ishibashi Minako30Square
Bookmark

Bookmarks

Ishibashi Minako32Rectangle - 1X3
Envelope with a diamond

Letters and Envelopes

Sumida Noriko34Rectangle - 1X2
Billiken

Media and Culture

Eiji Tsuchito36Square