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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Berkeley Kite Festival upholds age-old Japanese tradition

Members from San Francisco Bay Area International Association of Tako Age (IATA) reel in one of their enormous Hamamatsu kites at the Berkeley Kite Festival, this year.
Derek Remsburg/Senior Staff
Members from San Francisco Bay Area International Association of Tako Age (IATA) reel in one of their enormous Hamamatsu kites at the Berkeley Kite Festival, this year.

Hamamatsu, Japan kites go back much further than seven years and Berkeley Kite Festival Event Chair Tom McAlister said he had always wanted to bring their tradition to Berkeley. Read More…

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Sunday, July 29, 2012
The 27th annual Berkeley Kite Festival took place this weekend at the Berkeley Marina.

Annual kite festival attracts thousands to Berkeley Marina

Festival-goers participated in the various kite activities — such as kite flying competitions and kite-making — and also took advantage of the open space in the marina to fly kites of their own. Read More…

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