 Most viewed - Sagamihara 相模原市 |
Koi-nobori carp streamers over Sagami River. Also see the video at YouTube.501 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 1988.462 views
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Sagami River Koi-nobori436 views
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The longest carp is 10 meters.327 views
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Entertainment during Sagami Giant Kite Festival276 views
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Take off of a smaller kite243 views
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Festival site208 views
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Cable anchor206 views
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Statistics205 views
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And we have lift off!192 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. 188 views
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Along the river were food stalls.184 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.164 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.)159 views
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The kite went back down almost immediately after hovering a few feet above ground.131 views
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Rear view124 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. 119 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.108 views
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Panorama of festival site.105 views
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Inadequate winds. The kite struggles to lift off.104 views
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Tako99 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 kite92 views
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Take off of another smaller kite90 views
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Successful flight88 views
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Moving the giant kite to launch site88 views
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Beautiful lavendar86 views
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The site is cleared of people before the launch.86 views
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Moving the kite to launch point83 views
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Spectators watch along the side and rear.83 views
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Rope anchor82 views
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Bamboo poles used to prop up the giant kite.82 views
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Anchor81 views
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Preparing the big one.79 views
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Kite pullers78 views
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Guest kite from Yokaichi, Shiga Prefecture78 viewsThis is a smaller version of their giant kite. Yokaichi (Higashi Omi) also holds a giant kite festival in May.
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Yokaichi's anchor truck75 views
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Another launch75 viewsThey fly the kite a few times during the festival days.
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Disassembly73 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.25 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.25 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, 2019.24 views
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