Akira Yoshizawa was given the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class, award by Hirohito during what era in Japanese history?
Akira Yoshizawa Akira Yoshizawa (吉澤 章 "Yoshizawa Akira"; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was a Japanese origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami. He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred designs were presented as diagrams in his 18 books. Yoshizawa acted as an international cultural ambassador for Japan throughout his career. In 1983, Emperor Hirohito awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class, one of the highest honors bestowed in Japan.
Matsudaira Norikata Count Matsudaira Norikata (松平 乗謨 , December 18, 1839 – January 26, 1910) was the 8th and final "daimyō" of Okutono in Mikawa Province, and 1st (and final) "daimyō" of Tanoguchi Domain in Shinano Province. He served in the Tokugawa shogunate in the positions of "Rōjū" and "Wakadoshiyori", and became a leader in the Meiji government following the Meiji Restoration as a politician. He was one of the founders of the Japanese Red Cross. He is also known as Ōgyū Yuzuru (大給恒 ) .