Let's Go Fly a Kite

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Every year on May 3rd and 5th, there is a "big kite festival" held off the river bank of the Edogawa in Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture. There are basically 3 types of kites that are used during the event. The first are sponsor and/or community participant kites that measure about 2m X 1.5m. Second are what they call the "small" kites that are 6m X 4m. This is basically the size of your average room in a house of apartment in Japan (6 tatami mats). And the last is the "big" kite which is 15m X 11m. This is said to be equal to 100 tatami mats and takes just as many or more people to move it. The home page says it weighs about 800 kilograms (1500 lbs.).

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