The Fourth Great Miniature Kite Contest
13th Uchinada International Kite Festival, Uchinada, Japan
May 3rd, 2001
The Drachen Foundation is proud to announce the winners of the fourth annual Miniature Kite Contest held at the Uchinada Kite Festival in Uchinada, Japan, May 2001.
In the past 3 years, contestants from Japan, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States participated. For three consecutive years, the world's smallest kite was made by Nobuhiko Yoshizumi, of Kyoto, Japan. Yoshizumi-san and his fellow kite-makers in Kyoto were great contenders in this contest, as they faced miniature kitemakers from around the world.
The Rules for Entry were:
- Kites must be made by the entrant
- Participants may enter only 3 kites
- Kites may be made of any material
- Kites must be able to be flown by hand
- Kites must maintain a minimum 15-degree positive angle of flight for consideration as a category finalist
- Kites will be rewarded for their size, aesthetics, and flight performance
- Flying instructions must be included with entries
Results & photos courtesy Glenn Davidson
Entries: 44 kites - 11 Japanese, 1 Indian & 6 Americans
Judges: Scott Skinner- President of Drachen Foundation, Mr. Takagi- Uchinada City board of Education, Mr. Kitamoto - Ishikawa Television, Mr. Kenji Nomura - President of Uchinada Kite club, Mr. Modegi Masaaki - President of Japan Kite Association, Mr. Nobuhiko Yoshizumi - 3 times World Champion
Smallest Kite Winner
Shingo Watanabe
Tahara, Japan, Tahara kite, 0.7x 0.9cm |
Most Beautiful Kite 1st place
Hideto Etoh
Fukuoka, Japan, Tokami tako, 11.3x 11.6cm |
Most Beautiful Kite 2nd place
Masaaki Sato
Nagoya, Japan, Koryu Abu, 10.5x 9.5cm |
Most Beautiful Kite 3rd place
Izumi Fujieda
Kyoto, Japan, Feather kite, 2.0x 4.7cm |
Best in Flight 1st place
Charlie Sotich
Chicago, IL, USA BFH-Hata 11.1x 10cm |
 Best in Flight 2nd place
Masaaki Sato
Nagoya, Japan Nagoya Ohgi Kite
10.5x 7.8cm |
Best in Flight 3rd place
Takoharu Umeya
Hakodate, Japan Hokkai Agehacho
3.6x 3.9cm |
Most Original Kite
Izumi Fujieda
Kyoto, Japan Angel/ Devil kite
3.7x 3.8cm |
Best Craftsmanship
Masaaki Sato
Nagoya, Japan Koryu Abu 10.5x 9.5cm
(photo not available) |
Honorable mention
Isao Ogawa
Yokohama, Japan Yakko 3.0x 3.3c |
Honorable mention
Motoo Nakane
Kohda, Japan Kaku -Shoki 9.0x 14.9cm |
Honorable mention
Seiji Tsuji
Kyoto, Japan Kaku -Trompe l'oeil 5.8x 11.8cm |
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