Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Hopes for the New Year: 300 People, Including Families, Participate in Event in Ishigaki City as They Fly Through the Sky on Octopuses

[Ishigaki] The annual New Year's event, the 2026 New Year's Kite Flying Competition (sponsored by Ishigaki City Board of Education), was held on the 11th at Minamihama-cho Artificial Beach in the city. Approximately 300 people participated, including families who brought their own homemade kites. The kites flew into the sky carrying their hopes for the new year. 55 people took part in the competition, where the quality of the kites was judged.
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.Cross Cancel Icon

1 Articles

[Ishigaki] The annual New Year's event, the 2026 New Year's Kite Flying Competition (sponsored by Ishigaki City Board of Education), was held on the 11th at Minamihama-cho Artificial Beach in the city. Approximately 300 people participated, including families who brought their own homemade kites. The kites flew into the sky carrying their hopes for the new year. 55 people took part in the competition, where the quality of the kites was judged.

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal