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    Kites

    Kites are a traditional toy in Japan and there are kite-flying festivals in various places
    throughout the year. For example, one popular kite festival called the Giant Kite
    Festival is held every year in Japan in July.

    It s also a Japanese tradition to fly a kite around the New Year and many children
    would have played with kites on New Year s Day in the past. This is less common
    nowadays but, even so, kites are still associated with the New Year in Japan. The
    Japanese word for kite is tako.

    Designs
    Traditional Japanese kites are toys and also works of art.
    They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and many are
    decorated with bold designs and brightly coloured tails.
    Some kite designs are unique to the area they were made
    in and may be collected as works of art.

    Japanese kite designs include: basic geometric shapes, warrior


    legends, local symbols or traditional patterns, written Japanese,
    birds or insects and more! One popular design is called yakko‒it s
    the shape of a person.

    The Japan Society


    © The Japan¦Society
    Education Resources
    (2023) ¦ [email protected]
    ¦ www.japansociety.org.uk ¦ www.japansociety.org.uk
    ¦ [email protected]
    Make a kite
    Japanese kites are usually made from washi (Japanese paper) with a light bamboo
    frame, but you can make your own simple kite out of newspaper and then decorate
    it using some of the common new year good luck motifs- there is a selection below!
    Follow the steps on the next page for instructions on how to make your own kite.

    The Japan Society


    © The Japan¦Society
    Education Resources
    (2023) ¦ [email protected]
    ¦ www.japansociety.org.uk ¦ www.japansociety.org.uk
    ¦ [email protected]
    Make a Simple Japanese Kite!
    Written by Susan Wright, edited by the Japan Society based on a design by Japanese
    kite-maker, Takeshi Nishibayashi.

    You will need


    • A sheet of newspaper (or A3 paper)
    • Scissors
    • Tape
    • A length of string or twine
    • Two strips of paper or ribbon (Approx 2cm x 45-60cm)

    1. Fold an A3 sheet of 2. Fold outside edges


    paper or newspaper to centre fold line and
    along centre and open flat again.
    open out again.

    3. Cut off corners as shown and


    retain pieces. Flip the kite.

    2
    4. Tape cut off pieces to fold
    lines on back of kite as shown.
    Fold these wings back and
    1 tape again on the other side to
    1 reinforce them.

    6. Reinforce the kite


    edges with tape and
    punch a hole on each
    side. Tie 2 strings (60-
    5. Attach strips of paper
    70cm) through the holes
    or ribbon to wings with
    with a double knot, then
    glue or tape.
    tie ends to form a harness.

    *Tie an extra length of string onto the harness


    if you want your kite to fly high!

    The Japan Society


    © The Japan¦Society
    Education Resources
    (2023) ¦ [email protected]
    ¦ www.japansociety.org.uk ¦ www.japansociety.org.uk
    ¦ [email protected]

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