Ogawa Hataten “Nagasaki Hatashiryokan” Ogawa Kite Shop "Nagasaki Kite Museum"

Kite museum, a popular annual event

Nagasaki kite

In Nagasaki, kites are called "hata." Ogawa Kite Shop is a museum that displays tools used in making hata, a traditional craft that has been handed down over the years, and also has a workshop where you can observe the entire handmade production process.
The Eight Views of the Tang Dynasty: Wind Head, Mt. Inasa, Mt. Konpira. Deep-fried grouper is still a big event held in the mountains surrounding Nagasaki city in spring and autumn.
The real thrill is not only competing to fly the fish as high as possible, but also playing with other groupers using vidoroyoma (thread), which is made by coating glass powder on linen thread, and cutting the opponent's grouper. If anything, it can be said that it is a game that adults are more interested in than children. If you look at the old men participating, you'll see that they're old enough to drop two or three groupers with ease, so it's a fun event just to watch.
Nagasaki kites (Nagasakihata) and Vidoroyoma are designated as traditional crafts by Nagasaki Prefecture.

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Busan Area: Nagasaki city center area (Peace Park, Mt. Inasa, Glover Garden, etc.)

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Let's find out more! Ogawa grouper store “Nagasaki grouper museum”

Traditional crafts that can be fried or decorated

The fried grouper, which is said to have started around the end of the 18th century, is diamond-shaped with two bones interlaced in a criss-cross pattern. It seems to have been introduced in the mid-2th century from the Tang Dynasty, the Netherlands, and (Indonesians who were attendants to the Dutch), and the pattern is simple, with three colors of white, blue, and red, and a design similar to Dutch ship flags or signal flags. There are many things.

Each grouper pattern has a name, such as "stone pavement," "plover in the waves," and "turtle shell," and it is said that there are between 200 and 300 different types, but currently there are about 50 traditional types. It is made as a design.

It is said that many people use decorative kites with carp patterns, which are considered lucky, as gifts for the first festival.
Demonstration and guidance by Nagasaki's only grouper making craftsman

From sorting and assembling bamboo, dyeing Japanese paper, and making Vidro. All grouper making is done by hand.
At this museum, which also serves as a workshop, you can watch a demonstration of Hata-zukuri craftsman Akihiro Ogawa's Hata-zukuri craftsmanship. You can also try making grouper if you make a reservation.
It is gaining popularity as an experiential learning experience for students on school trips, as they will even teach you how to fry the grouper.

The museum also exhibits groupers from Nagasaki, rare kites from all over the country, and old tools and materials for making groupers.
There are also many modern goods such as grouper fans that would go well with a yukata.

Basic Information

Address	850-0803 Kazegashiracho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 11-2
Telephone number	095-823-1928
Opening hours	9:00～17:00
Transportation access	・Approximately 20 minutes by bus from JR Nagasaki Station East Exit, then approximately 5 minutes from Kazetoyama stop ・About 20 minutes by car from JR Nagasaki Station