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Nagasaki Journal


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Kimberlee Bortfeld

A Breath of Fresh Air for Kite Fliers
What will it take to get Japan’s cram-school and video-game obsessed kids into the centuries-old art of kite flying? In Nagasaki, it’s kite-making classes in elementary schools, glass-coated strings that cut down other kites in battle and the enthusiasm of an older generation that thinks Japanese hata are good for the soul.