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  2. Shirone, Niigata - Wikipedia

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    Opposing teams formed by residents battle across the Nakanoguchi River using giants kites. The kites are hand made and painted by the team members for the duration of the preceding year. Each kite measures about 7 m × 3 m (23.0 ft × 9.8 ft) and typically sports a portrait of a samurai , local figure, or mascot signifying the area or team sponsor.

  3. File:Train and Kite, Shirone Station, Niigata Kotsu Railway.jpg

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:48, 12 July 2007: 1,280 × 960 (226 KB) Tail furry {{Information |Description=Shirone Station, Niigata Kotsu Railway which became the abolished line on April 5, 1999. When a photograph was taken, it was just the inside for a period of Shirone Giant Kite Battle. A kite falls on a train ...

  4. Battle in the Valley (2025) - Wikipedia

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    It took place on January 11, 2025, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California. [1] It is the fourth event under the Battle in the Valley chronology.The event features wrestlers from NJPW partner promotions All Elite Wrestling (AEW), World Wonder Ring Stardom, and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Ten matches were contested at the event.

  5. NASCAR Cup Series 2025 schedule: Tracks, dates, times, how to ...

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    Daytona International Speedway will also host the regular season finale on Aug. 23, before the 10-race playoffs begin the following week at Darlington Raceway on Aug. 31 and conclude Nov. 2 with ...

  6. List of major NJPW events - Wikipedia

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    2 Upcoming event schedule. ... 2.1 2025. 3 Number of events by year. 4 See also. 5 Notes. 6 References. ... Date Event Venue Location Main event Notes

  7. Fighter kite - Wikipedia

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    The length of the bottom bridle to the tow point is between 12 and 2 inches (13 and 51 mm) longer than the length of the two spine connections. The spine of the kite has a slight convex curve toward the face of the kite. To make the kite spin more, the upper bridle line is shortened: to make the kite spin less, the lower bridle line is ...

  8. Red Bull King of the Air - Wikipedia

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    In 2021 the King of the Air was rescheduled to a November/December wind window due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the event has kept to these date since; originally the event ran in January/February. [6] In 2024, it was announced that Red Bull would be running a Women's Division fleet for King of the Air alongside the usual Open Division fleet.

  9. Hamamatsu Kite Festival - Wikipedia

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    The first kite to be flown is the "first kite," which celebrates the birth of the first child. The firstborn child is dressed in a festival costume and is the main person to fly the kite from within his father's arms. Then, encouraged by the sound of the trumpet, many hundreds of people join in the kite battle. [1]