August 11, 2021, 09:10 PM
We all have our daily rituals. Some like to start the day with a run, others like to wake up to coffee.
For the Consul General of Japan in Seattle though, it is folding a paper crane and uploading a video greeting to Instagram every single day since he was posted to the Emerald City.
For the past 355 days (except for two days in March 2021), Hisao Inagaki has been posting a short video clip on Instagram daily with a pretty standard script:
"Hi, today is my [nth] day in Seattle. I have folded a [nth] crane while praying for everyone’s health and peace."
Based on his Instagram page, it appears that Hisao started this practice from the very first day that he arrived in Seattle:
When he posted about his 300th paper crane on June 7 this year, Hisao also included a peek into the extensive collection of paper cranes which he accumulated:
Here are some more photos of it from the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle:
As of today (August 11), Hisao has spent 355 days in Seattle and has folded 355 paper cranes thus far.
According to Japanese lore, the crane was thought to live for 1,000 years. The animal is thus thought to represent good fortune and longevity. Paper cranes in particular represent peace and healing.
It is believed that whoever folds 1,000 origami cranes will have their wish granted.
Top images via Hisao Inagaki and the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle.
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