千 name refers to a tragic event that occurred in Japan in 1995. It involves the story of a young woman named Chiyo who became known as "Thousand Cranes" due to her origami hobby. Chiyo was diagnosed with a severe illness at the age of 23 and was hospitalized in Tokyo. During her time in the hospital, she began folding paper cranes, following the Japanese tradition that folding one thousand paper cranes can grant a wish - in her case, the wish for recovery.

Her story gained media attention, and people from all over Japan began sending her folded cranes to support her. However, despite the national outpouring of support and the completion of well over a thousand cranes, Chiyo passed away in August 1995. After her death, her family donated many of the cranes to museums and memorial sites as symbols of hope and perseverance in the face of illness and adversity.

The event also sparked renewed interest in the tradition of folding paper cranes (senbazuru) in Japan, connecting Chiyo's story to the more famous story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who died of leukemia after the Hiroshima bombing and also folded paper cranes. Chiyo's story became a poignant reminder of the fragility of life and the power of community support in the mid-1990s in Japan.