If you like or are interested in kites, you will find Japanese kites excellent. These Japanese kites are both beautiful and original. The sizes alone can change greatly — from being as small as a stamp to being so large that a hundred people must cooperate(合作)to fly it. Traditionally? the kite is simply paper stretched(延伸)over a bamboo or wood frame (框架).But on this kite paper , you can find an amazing array( —批,一系列)of paintings, motifs (基本图案),colors and meanings. The kites may-just be toys, but in the hands of Japanese craftsmen(工匠),these kites can be works of art.
Throughout(遍及)Japan, there are lots of Giant Kite Festivals that have their own special meanings. The Sagami Giant Kite Festival, held every May 5th, is well known for the size of its kites. The Sagami Large Kite is 14.4 meters wide, 14.4 meters high and it weighs 880 kilograms, which is incredible. To fly this kite, 90 people are needed. If you ever tell someone to " fly a kite", have them fly this one!