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    'Giant Kite festival' takes flight at Sagamihara [Image 3 of 5]

    'Giant Kite festival' takes flight at Sagamihara

    ZAMA, KANAGAWA, JAPAN

    05.03.2023

    Photo by Patrick Ciccarone 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District

    A large kite, supported by over 50 members of a local Zama City fire department, takes flight during the Sagamihara ‘Giant Kite festival’ May 4th, 2023. Held traditionally since the early 1800s, coinciding with the ‘Golden Week’ holidays of Greenery Day and Children’s Day, the festival pits Zama and Sagamihara cities against each other as each team tries to hoist their massive kite into the air for the longest possible time. These kites, sometimes spanning a whopping 48-feet-wide and weighing almost one ton, require the help of several dozens of people and a support line totaling 650-feet in length. Photo by Patrick Ciccarone.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 05.03.2023
    Date Posted: 05.05.2023 00:32
    Photo ID: 7778535
    VIRIN: 230503-D-SI704-618
    Resolution: 5064x3376
    Size: 4.6 MB
    Location: ZAMA, KANAGAWA, JP

    Web Views: 33
    Downloads: 3

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