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Santa Maria Kite Soars Over Tokyo in Bicentennial homage
Morio Yajima, 57, crafts a 4 by 4 foot bamboo and paper Santa Maria kite to mark the U S Bicentennial. The ship shaped kite features three sails and a stabilizing fin, built in his workshop with help from his wife Hideko and son Osamu. Yajima hopes to visit the United States with the flying replica this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naoaki Usui
Musashino
Japan
Morio Yajima
U.S
Christopher Columbus
Santa Maria
Yajima
United States
Tokyo
American Kite Flying Association
Hideko
Osamu