. Shizuoka Folk Art - 静岡県 .
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Shizuoka no tako 静岡の凧 Kites from Shizuoka
. tako 凧 Kites of Japan .
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Fukuroi 袋井
Fukuroi no marudako 袋井の丸凧 round kite from Fukuroi
With a painting of the 53 stations of the Tokaido.
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Hamamatsu tako 浜松凧 kite from Hamamatsu
Hamamatsu is famous for its rokkakudako 六角凧 Rokkaku hexagon-shaped kites.
Hamamatsu has a great kite festival with more than 2 million onlookers.
Its kites show a machijirushi. Machi means town and Jirushi means symbol. This type of kite is a kind of symbol of a town.
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Hamamatsu Festival
A spectacular festival of some 100 large kites flying over sand dunes.
More than 100 kites are flown in the sky over the Nakatajima Dunes, one of the three largest sand dunes in Japan, which overlooks the Enshunada Sea. Here you can see many large kites measuring 3.5 meters by 3.5 meters. Then to the sound of the trumpet, the fighting starts. Making the 5-mm thick hemp strings intertwine, the kite-fliers try to cut their opponents' strings by friction, which is very exciting to watch. The strings burn, giving off a scorched smell. You can try flying a kite yourself in the grounds adjoining the shuttle bus terminal. Don't miss this opportunity of experiencing the actual sensation of flying a kite high in the sky.
This festival dates back to the 16th Century when large kites were flown in celebration of the birth of a baby son to the Lord of Hamamatsu Castle. Even today, kites are flown at Hamamatsu when a baby boy is born, a custom known as hatsudako. On May 5th, a festive day to pray for boys' good health and a bright future, it is the custom in Japan to fly decorations called koinobori, which are carp-shaped streamers. Carp are known to swim up waterfalls and this powerful image of the carp overlaps with the image of advancing in one's career. In Hamamatsu City, koinobori are displayed in a grand style, with the carp streamers flying on wooden poles as tall as 10 meters.
- source : jnto.go.jp/eng -
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井川 Ikawa - a village located in Abe District
Ikawa no ogi tako 井川の扇凧 handfan kite from Ikawa
- More photos of local kites
- source : yahoo.co.jp/yonechan5088 -
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Mori village 周智郡森町 Mori
bukadako, buka tako ぶか凧 Buka fighting kite
Mori no bukadako, tako 森のぶか凧 Buka kite from Mori village
The village hero of Mori is . Mori no Ishimatsu 森の石松 - (? - 1860) .
carp going up a waterfall - to make a good career
From Sejiri in the the Terao district 瀬尻の寺尾地区, a region in the mountains with many slopes, so it needs a lot of skill to fly it. Made for the birth of a baby boy since the late Edo period. Some are more than 20 Tatami mats wide in size and the string can be up to 600 meters.
They go up with the sound of "buka buka ぶかぶか" hence the name.
(Another theory says they were called buke tako 武家凧 kites of the samurai of the region.)
As a symbol for long life many are decorated with a crane and turtle (tsurukame 鶴や亀).
A rectangular kite for fighting festivals. It has two bridles and has no tail.
source - BUKA
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Ooikawa town 大井川町 Oikawa
Munadaka tako 宗高凧 kite from Munadaka village
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相良 Sagara
Sagaradako 相良凧 kite from Sagara town
Sagara kites were introduced in the early eighteen century. It is made for the Boy's festival on May 5 and comes in various patterns, even Daruma san.
This kite has two bridles and no tail and a kind of fighting kite.
source - SAGARA
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Surugadako, Suruga tako 駿河凧 kite from Suruga
Ushiwakamaru 牛若丸
This dates back to the local regent Imagawa Yoshimoto, who flew this kite over his Suruga castle.
. Imagawa Yoshimoto 今川義元 (1519 – 1560) .
Bboth sides of the kite have a branchia. This kite can be build from square paper sheet without any idle by cutting.
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Toyooka village 豊岡村 Toyooka
Hirosedako, tako 広瀬凧 kite from Hirose store
Made by the kite store Hirose 広瀬タコヤ since 1892.
伊藤篤男 is now in the 3rd generation.
One sample of his collection is the
gunjindako 軍人凧 kite with a soldier
It evolved from kites for the Boy's festival with Samurai faces.
3代目の伊藤篤男(75)さんによれば、「伝統と言ってもなぁ、子供の頃からずっと見てきたことを続けてるんだよ。」と言う裏側には114年の歴史の重みを感じます。ここでは軍人凧をはじめ武者凧などさまざまな種類の凧を製作しています。広瀬凧と軍人凧、そして日露戦争で軍神第1号となった広瀬中佐との関係を聞くと、「よく言われるよ。広瀬製と書いてあるように、広瀬村の製作ということで、関係ないんだよ。」とのこと。凧の注文は、と問うと「子供が少なくなって注文も少なくなったよ。遠くから注文もあるけど、昔ほどはなぁ。」と寂しげ。
浜松の凧揚げもいいですが、やはり、初節句の磐田の空では磐田の凧へ発展を遂げた広瀬の凧を多く見たいものです。
- source : city.iwata.shizuoka.jp -
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Yaizu town 焼津市 Yaizu
Yaizu is a busy fishing port.
- source : www.asahi-net.or.jp
Yaizu sakana tako 焼津魚凧 fish kite
maguro tako まぐろ凧 Bonito kite
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遠州横須賀 Yokosuka district
The town is located at the foot of the Kakegawa Castle (掛川城 Kakegawa-jō), related to Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Yokosukadako 横須賀凧 Kite from Yokosuka
Toward the end of the Edo period, the local lord supported the making of kites and had his craftsmen go as far as Nagasaki to learn about it. Now the craft has reclined and only one shop in town makes them, 柳瀬提灯店 Yanase Chochin-Ten, in the fourth generation, beside of making paper lanterns as the main business..
Tongari とんがり
They come in many forms:
とんがり tongari / べっかこう bekkakoo / やつ花 yatsubana / 巴（ともえ）tomoe / 庄助奴 Yakko names Shosuke
noshi のし gratulation paper / semi せみ cicada / tonbi とんび/ 鳶 Tombi kite / toogire (tookire) 頭ぎれ "without a head" / beka べか
bekkakoo べっかこう Bekkako
The eyes of are painted with silver color and have a rotating mechanism when the wind blows.
The tongue is sticking out.
yatsubana やつ花 "flower with six corners"
tomoe 巴（ともえ）Tomoe pattern
shoosuke yakko 庄助奴凧 Yakko names Shosuke
There is also a kite festival
「遠州横須賀凧揚げまつり」 Enshu Yokosuka Tako-age Matsuri
- Look at them all here:
- source : chigumi/yokosuka -
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ashinagayakkodako, ashinaga yakko 足長奴凧 kite with a "long-legged Yakko"
This kite is a kind of Yakko and it has long legs which act as a stabilizer or tail for balance. "Ashi" means 'legs' , "Naga" means 'long' and "Yakko" means 'a servant' in ancient era. Many kinds of Yakko-dako are produced in in Shizuoka prefecture.
- source - ASHINAGAYAKKO
. yakkodako, yakko tako 奴凧 kite with a Yakko .
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吉田 Yoshida
Sumiyoshidako 住吉凧 kites from Yoshida - Sumiyoshi
Nasu no Yoichi 那須与一 (c. 1169 – c. 1232) Samurai
SUMIYOSHI-dako has been handed down over 500 years ago. They are very colorful and have patterns of historical figures on a simple square.
This kite was used as a signal in war time.
- Look at them all here:
source - SUMIYOSHI
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- source : yahoo.co.jp/yonechan5088 -
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