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Koi-nobori carp streamers over Sagami River. Also see the video at YouTube.503 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 1988.463 views
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Sagami River Koi-nobori437 views
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The longest carp is 10 meters.329 views
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Entertainment during Sagami Giant Kite Festival280 views
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Take off of a smaller kite246 views
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Festival site208 views
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Cable anchor208 views
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Statistics205 views
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And we have lift off!195 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.185 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.165 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.133 views
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Rear view125 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.105 views
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Tako102 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 kite95 views
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Take off of another smaller kite91 views
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Successful flight90 views
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Moving the giant kite to launch site90 views
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Beautiful lavendar89 views
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The site is cleared of people before the launch.89 views
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Rope anchor86 views
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Spectators watch along the side and rear.85 views
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Bamboo poles used to prop up the giant kite.84 views
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Moving the kite to launch point83 views
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Anchor83 views
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Preparing the big one.81 views
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Kite pullers80 views
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Guest kite from Yokaichi, Shiga Prefecture79 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 truck77 views
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Another launch77 viewsThey fly the kite a few times during the festival days.
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Disassembly74 viewsThe paper is actually large strips that can be removed and rolled up.
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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.27 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, 2019.26 views
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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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