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Hamamatsu Festival kites（浜松まつりの凧）

はままつまつりのたこ Kites of the Hamamatsu Festival

Photo: Jfr0595 / CC BY-SA 3.0 ／ Source

A hundred and seventy neighbourhoods fly their own crested kites and cut each other's lines; the designs are civic emblems.

Type	Art festival
Genre	Nihonga painting / Crafts / Ceramics
City / town	Hamamatsu
Area in the prefecture	Western area

FAQ

Where is Kites of the Hamamatsu Festival?: It is in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is an art festival.
What can I see at Kites of the Hamamatsu Festival?: A hundred and seventy neighbourhoods fly their own crested kites and cut each other's lines; the designs are civic emblems. The focus is Nihonga, crafts and ceramics.
When was Kites of the Hamamatsu Festival established?: It dates from the 1500s.

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