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Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival 2004 八日市大凧まつり
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 Kite Festival grounds along the Echigawa Riverbank.
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 Crowds
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 Mini kite contest
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 The Big One
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 Carved paper
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 People's fortune stickers on the kite. 願い札
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 Stringing the kite
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 Ready for flight
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 Kite corner
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 Launch pad
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 Raising the kite
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 Take off. Also see the video at YouTube.
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 Snapped part being repaired.
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 Yokaichi Giant Kite Preservation Society 大凧保存会
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 Sagamihara kite team invited.
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 Sagamihara kite in flight
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 Banzai from Sagamihara
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 Mini kite flying contest
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 Mini kite flying contest
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 Kite train or "rendako." 連凧
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 Giant Kite sake
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 Kite pullers wanted
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 Ready for another flight
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 Coming up
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 100 kite pullers
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 OK, RUN NOW!!
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 And lift off...
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 Air borne
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 Higher and higher...
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 No wind. This flight lasted only about 30 sec. We ran about 50 meters, then the kite fell back to Earth. Also see the video at YouTube.
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 Festival poster
 
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