おりがみはだいすきです。
After moving back from tokyo, I forgot most of the japanese I had learned, but not some of the japanese traditions! mainly: how to make origami. Its a lot easier to practice making origami than japanese.
right now I can make: crane, cup, doll, ninja star, bunny (うさぎ）, flashing camera, jumping frog, balloon, a box, lotus flower, tulip, and probably some others that I cannot think of right now.
I really like making origami, usually cranes, out of things that are not origami paper. Usually with gum wrappers or recites, I make tiny tiny cranes.
My sister and I (when we lived in Tokyo circa 1999) once tried to make a cup (a very simple, three fold origami) out of our bedroom carpet. It was huge, and could only stay together if we were holding up the rug.
here is a youtube link of a cool animation of crane making:
one of the comments is in japanese and has some of our vocab in it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iVP0tzwhVc
