Memory Of Hiroshima -

: According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds 1,000 paper cranes is granted a wish. Sadako Sasaki began folding them while hospitalized, using medicine wrappers and any scrap paper she could find.

: Today, millions of cranes are sent to Hiroshima annually. These are often recycled into special stationery and letter paper (such as the "One Piece of Paper and One Peace" project) to carry messages of peace worldwide. Memory of Hiroshima

: Following her death at age 12, her classmates inspired a national movement to build the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to honor her and all child victims of the bombing. : According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds

: There are ongoing efforts to include Sadako's original paper cranes in the UNESCO Memory of the World register. Notable Academic and Literary Papers These are often recycled into special stationery and