 Most viewed - Sagamihara 相模原市 |
Koi-nobori carp streamers over Sagami River. Also see the video at YouTube.518 views
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From late April to early May, five long strings of giant carp streamers swim in the air high above the Sagami River in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. This event was started in 1988.498 views
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Sagami River Koi-nobori473 views
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The longest carp is 10 meters.348 views
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Entertainment during Sagami Giant Kite Festival313 views
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Take off of a smaller kite276 views
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And we have lift off!230 views
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Festival site226 views
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Cable anchor223 views
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There are five rows of streamers. In Japan, the koi carp is regarded as a symbol of valiant manhood because it swims up the river against the rapids. 202 views
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Along the river were food stalls.199 views
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Sagami Giant Kite festival is held annually on May 4 and 5 along the Sagami River bank. The site is near JR Sobudaishita (相武台下) on the JR Sagami Line.176 views
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The cable length is 250 meters and 13mmm thick. There are about 1,200 carp streamers. They are reused every year and donated by local families. (I also noticed a few advertising carps.)173 views
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The kite went back down almost immediately after hovering a few feet above ground.141 views
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Rear view134 views
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Sagamihara city is adjacent to Zama city which also held their own giant kite festival on the same day adjacent to Sagamihara's site. 131 viewsThis is a launch of Zama's giant kite which soon went back to the ground due to inadequate winds.
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Lean-to shade.119 views
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Panorama of festival site.114 views
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Inadequate winds. The kite struggles to lift off.114 views
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Tako112 viewsKites in the shape of an octopus is common because the Japanese word for kite is "tako" which is the same pronunciation for the word octopus in Japanese.
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Preparing the giant kite107 views
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Successful flight104 views
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Moving the giant kite to launch site103 views
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The site is cleared of people before the launch.102 views
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Beautiful lavendar100 views
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Take off of another smaller kite99 views
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Rope anchor96 views
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Preparing the big one.96 views
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Spectators watch along the side and rear.96 views
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Moving the kite to launch point94 views
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Bamboo poles used to prop up the giant kite.94 views
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Anchor93 views
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Guest kite from Yokaichi, Shiga Prefecture91 viewsThis is a smaller version of their giant kite. Yokaichi (Higashi Omi) also holds a giant kite festival in May.
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Kite pullers88 views
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Yokaichi's anchor truck88 views
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Another launch87 viewsThey fly the kite a few times during the festival days.
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Disassembly85 viewsThe paper is actually large strips that can be removed and rolled up.
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Held annually on May 4 and 5 along the Sagami River from 10 am to 4 pm. Nearest train station is Sobudaishita Station on the JR Sagami Line (20-min. walk to the festival site). They have shuttle buses from the train station to festival site, but I walked.39 views
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The site is a riverside park. They fly the giant kite a few times each day depending on the wind. Photos were taken on May 5, 2019.38 views
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In May 2019, the giant kite celebrated the new Reiwa Era by having the kanji characters for Reiwa on the giant kite.36 views
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