Born in Tokyo in 1991. His works use countless Origami cranes (folded paper cranes). Small pieces of colored paper measuring just 1cm square are folded by hand. For Japanese people, folding animals and plants out of colored paper is one of the familiar pastimes they have been playing since childhood. However, among these, Origami cranes are something special. Because it's not just about making shapes and having fun, the creator puts their feelings into them. We wish for someone's health, safety, and a peaceful world. the year after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Naoki Onogawa visited Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture and saw the devastating landscape there. Then he witnessed the terrible power of nature and strength to live at the same time. After that, this prompted him to begin creating works using folded paper cranes as a motif. The keyword in his works are ‘pray’. The task of folding an incredible number of tiny paper cranes must be an act of prayer itself. Furthermore, his works have another major feature as the visual beauty of contemporary art. Origami cranes become leaves, creating a fantastical tree. His sense of balance between the shape of the tree and the Origami  cranes, as well as the color scheme, is very unique, and even though it is a tree, it seems to have something different from it. Everything in nature can become his motif. There is always peace, which truly embodies his sacred act of prayer. Interest in Origami cranes has been growing worldwide since Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, which regards origami cranes as a symbol of peace, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024.