In Japanese folklore, folding 1000 paper cranes would grant someone a wish.

Legend says that anyone who folds one thousand paper cranes will have their heart's desire come true.

A group of one thousand paper cranes is called senbazuru in Japanese (千羽鶴).

"Do you think--he might like it if I put some paper cranes about?"

He was standing there, among the ten-times-one-thousand red paper cranes of long life and happiness.

It was believed that if you folded one thousand paper cranes while meditatin@.

Both characters are shown folding paper cranes single-handedly in several episodes.

Motoko asks Kuze if he can still make paper cranes with only his left hand.

Be wary of groups of children pushing drawings or paper cranes in your hands.

Many people expressed their sadness by folding numerous paper cranes.