print email comment close Takoage-Gassen (Kite-Fighting Contest) URL: http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a20_fes_tako.html Description: Brief overview of this May event in which "[m]ore than 100 kites are flown in the sky over the Nakatajima Dunes, one of the three largest sand dunes in Japan" and in which "the kite-fliers try to cut their opponents' strings by friction." This festival dates back to the 16th century. From the Japan National Tourist Organization. Publisher: Japan National Tourist Organization LII Database Information: Record 26153 created by Maria Brandt on 05/19/2008 Last modification on 05/27/2008 Published: 06/05/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26153