Hearing the legend, she decided to fold one thousand origami cranes so that she could live.
Every year the statue is adorned with thousands of wreaths of a thousand origami cranes.
It includes a small tree with origami cranes, a baby gift from an artistic friend.
Until the end, the girl believed she would recover if she folded 1,000 origami cranes, which are symbols of good luck in Japan.
The '42 graduates were distinguished by leis of origami cranes in blue and yellow, the Berkeley colors.
According to an ancient Japanese legend, anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane.
These are usually placed on the bottom end of the string if used in a thousand origami cranes.
This is an allusion to the origami cranes he made for her.
There is the bonsai pine dressed up as a Christmas tree and hung with origami cranes.
A tiny origami crane took form in her fingers.