Author: Tadao Saito Publisher: Hoikusha Published: November 1975 Paperback, 159 pages ※ The protective vinyl cover of the book shows some age-related discoloration at the edges, but the inside is in good condition. This book enthusiastically introduces and explains how to make kites, using photos of 2,500 large and small kites from Japan and around the world collected by Tadao Saito, a collector of Japanese kites. <Author's Profile> Tadao Saito Collected 3,000 kites. Born in Gunma Prefecture in 1918. Regular member of the Japanese Society of Ethnology. Organizer of the Japan Kite Association headquarters. Member of the Local Toy Culture Research Association. Special member of the American Kite Association. Commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan Foundation) to plan and compose the film "Kites of Japan" (8-language version, Toho AD production, selected by the Ministry of Education). As a cultural envoy, he held kite exhibitions and gave lectures on kite flying in Australia and various parts of Asia. ◉⤵︎ Search Terms Riki Hiroi #Local Toys Good Luck Charms Kōtarō Yamamoto Nakagawa Shichishō Store Evil Warding Amulet New Year's Events Philip Waechter Japan Folk Crafts Museum Mingei Movement Shuntaro Tanikawa Mingei Shōya Yoshida Fukukan BRUTUS Bernard Leach Sōetsu Yanagi Sori Yanagi Japan Mingei Association Keisuke Serizawa Kaneto Yamamoto Unai no Tomo Kyosen Kawasaki Riki Hiroi Kishin Go All About Japanese Kites Japanese Kites Western Kites Mingei Bernard Leach Sōetsu Yanagi Sori Yanagi Japan Mingei Association Peasant Art Local Toys folktoy folk toy casabrutus Ginka Hideyuki Oka Kite Kite Square Kite Slave Kite Character Kite Dragon Kite Kintaro Kite Foreign Kites Kabuki Kite Aragoto Kite Meiji Kites Edo Kites Japanese Kites Kamigata Kites Celebration Kites Auspicious Kites Ainu Kites Hamamatsu Festival Kite Flying Tournament Kyoto Creative Kite Flying Tournament Hakodate Japan Kite Association Kibogaoka Kite Flying Tournament Kuroishi Kite Association Isozaki Kite Flying Tournament KBC Chikugo River Kite Flying Tournament Great Aso National Kite Flying Tournament Baramon Age Tournament Saku Kite Flying Tournament Etchu Daimon Kite Festival Tahara Kite Flying Tournament Mitsuke City Kite Flying Tournament Sanjo City Kite Flying Tournament Shirone City Kite Flying Tournament Tsugaru Kite Association Hiraga Tsugaru Kite Preservation Society Hirado Kite Association Shirone Kite Battle Association Sanjo Kite Association Nakano Island Village Great Kite Battle Association Saku Kite Preservation Society Harukaze Association Etchu Daimon Kite Association Hatano Kite Preservation Society Hamamatsu Festival Kite Flying Department Yokaichi Great Kite Preservation Society Marugame Kite Club Kite Association Ikazaki Branch Kumamoto Kite Association Hirado Kite Association Okinawa Kite Association Japan Kite Association Hakodate Kite Association Tsugaru Kite Association Kuroishi Kite Association MUJI GINZA ATELIER MUJI GINZA ATELIER MUJI Gallery ATELIER MUJI