What have you heard about Japan? If you knowledge is limited only with sushi and blossoming sakura, you will be astonished that there is one of the best festivals of air navigation in the world. We have just mentioned International festival of air balloons in Saga where not only pilots go but also the tourists from all the countries.
Every year in the beginning of November in saga there is a festival which is considered as one from five best events of such a kind in the world. Everything began in 1978 from the simple festival that welcomed only five air navigations. The festival was arranged in city Karatsu. After it has become incredibly popular, it was thought to move to Saga because it had enough place for such a large-scale action. In 1980 festival moved to Saga so as to have settled down since them.
The festival became growing and developing. It became one of the most popular festivals not only among the tourists but also the pilots of air balloons. Many Japanese pilots felt honored to participate in the festival. In 1984 this event went to international level. The modern festival is so huge that it is also able to surpass in that many American events of such a sort!
The tourists not only from all Japan but also other countries simply adore this festival. Twice a day during all the festival air navigation is raised in the sky. They are followed by the air balloons of non-traditional form, and at the festival there are even more than usual ones! Indeed, if the weather is windy, the flight has to be postponed or cancelled. Instead, it is replaced with the launch of kites. At the festival there are a lot of exhibitions that allow to understand Japanese culture better. For instance, the exhibitions could be dedicated to the different topics but not only the art of flight!
However, if for the tourists the festival in Saga is simply the spectacle, for the pilots the participation in this event is very valuable. The festival is also called as the championship, because all the pilots are competing in more than ten tasks to be called the best. Among all the tasks the most complicated one is racing where the pilot should pick the key. It is not the throwing down the bags with sand on the ground but the true ordeal where only the best person is able to win!
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