Hamamatsu Kite Festival


Hamamatsu Kite Festival is Japanese festival in Hamamatsu. It is generally known to have multiple kites, along with a lot of kite battles through the days it is held. The festival also displays examples of Japanese culture through food, and general items available for purchase in merchant booths at the festival.

Details

Participants say "Oisho, oisho!"
In Hamamatsu, the first son's birth celebration is Hatsuiwai.

Tako

In Hamamatsu Kite Festival, the kite battle is called Takogassen and is done at Takoba.
Takoba is at Nakatajima since 1967.
174 kites are there.
The kite of the first son's birth celebration is called Hatsudako.

Yatai

Yatai is also called Goden-Yatai.

Neri

At the house where the eldest son is born, their family offers cooking to everyone in order to appreciate their kite flying. This is called Hatsuneri.
In Takoba, they also do Neri in order to celebrate.