Tag Archives: japan

US Soldiers Make Giant Kites in Japan

More than 1 year after being delayed by last years tsunami disaster, members of the [...]

AKA Corner – March 2012

One year ago, northern Japan was devastated by earthquakes and a tsunami. To commemorate this [...]

Issue 77: Kites… Life.

Japan, kiting and disaster relief! 日本語バージョンはこちら While John usually writes this column, I felt moved [...]

Issue 72: Dave’s World – Japan Tour Part 1 – Yes, We Can!

Mike Agner, Jim Martin, and Al Sparling were waiting for me at Narita Airport when [...]

Issue 72: Dave’s World – Japan Tour Pt 2 – Shi Tomodachi

Shi means “four” in Japanese. And tomodachi are “friends”. After a week sleeping on futons [...]

Issue 72: Dave’s World – Japan Tour pt 3 – Kite Frenzy in Hamamatsu

Wah-shoi! Wah-shoi! — the chanting is everywhere!! You hear it on the festival field, in [...]

Issue 67: Drachen Archives – Three Ferries, Plus One

Sitting on the ferry that travels from the Danish island of Fano, back to mainland [...]

Issue 66: 内灘世界の凧の祭典

– Click here to read this report in English – 英語はこちら 5月2日から5月5日にかけて、 私たちは内灘世界の凧の祭典（石川県内灘町）、 浜松まつり凧揚げ合戦（静岡県浜松市）に参加してまいりました。 5月2日、 [...]

Issue 66: Uchinada Kite Festival

– Click here to read this report in Japanese – 日本語はこちら Meeting up with George [...]

Issue 66: Hamamatsu Kite Festival

– Click here to read this report in Japanese – 日本語はこちら The Hamamatsu Festival, held [...]

Issue 61: iQuad in Japan: Part 2

So, when I last left off, I was moaning about how ill I was becoming. [...]

Issue 60: iQuad in Japan – Part 1

Last fall at the AKA Grand Nationals in Ocean Shores, John and I were sitting [...]

Issue 57: Tokyo Bay Flight Party

When I started flying in the early 90’s, many of the top sport kite pilots [...]

Issue 57: Tokyo Bay Flight Party (results)

Free Flight Precision Dual Line 1 Kazuaki Akimoto 65.60 2 Tadahiko Matsumoto 65.57 3 Masahiko [...]

Issue 57: Tokyo Bay Flight Party (Gallery)

Photos by Akiyoshi Odagawa and Sumiko Yamashita

Issue 54: Musashi Kite Club Festival

“Rain with possible snow” was the forecast Saturday night, the day before the 18th Kite [...]

Issue 52: New Years in Japan

An old custom of Japan is for children to loft kites on the first day [...]

Issue 6: BORK – Misc

Wind-Wizard Stake Stops Theft Hi, I’m working at a kite store, and a fellow flyer [...]