Balloon festival opens

Balloon festival opens

SAGA, Japan - An international hot-air balloon festival opens in Saga, Kyushu, on Nov. 19, with 121 balloons and their crews from 14 countries taking part. The balloonists will compete in three divisions in the five-day festival held along the Kase River.

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