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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

SAGA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows colorful hot air balloons awaiting takeoff at a riverbed along the Kase River in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Nov. 1, 2023, the opening day of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows colorful hot air balloons awaiting takeoff at a riverbed along the Kase River in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on Nov. 1, 2023, the opening day of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows colorful hot air balloons taking off from a riverbed along the Kase River in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the opening day of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Hot air balloon festival in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows colorful hot air balloons taking off from a riverbed along the Kase River in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the opening day of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta on Nov. 1, 2023.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons featuring characters are set to launch near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010.

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Hot-air balloon festival begins in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Colorful hot-air balloons fly into the air from the Kase River in the city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2009, at the start of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta. A total of 112 hot-air balloons from 15 countries are taking part in the event.

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Int'l balloon competition opens in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - Balloons rise over the Kase River in the southwestern Japanese city of Saga on Oct. 31 after the 22nd international balloon competition opened the same day. The festival will run through Nov. 4 with 120 balloons from 18 countries and areas around the world participating.

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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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Up, up and away

Balloonists practice Nov. 4 to prepare for the five-day 1998 Saga International Balloon Fest, opening Nov. 19 on the riverbank of Kase River in Saga, southwestern Japan. Some 800,000 spectators are expected to attend the championship, which will involve 101 balloons from 13 countries. The annual event started in 1980.

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Hot air balloon festival in Saga, Japan

Hot air balloons reflect on the glassy surface of the Kase River in the southwestern Japan city of Saga, as the Saga International Balloon Fiesta begins on Nov. 2, 2022.

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Hot-air balloon festival begins in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Colorful hot-air balloons fly into the air from the Kase River in the city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2009, at the start of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta. A total of 112 hot-air balloons from 15 countries are taking part in the event. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons featuring characters are set to launch near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Balloon festival in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Hot air balloons head skyward from near the Kase River during an international festival in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Int'l balloon competition opens in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - Balloons rise over the Kase River in the southwestern Japanese city of Saga on Oct. 31 after the 22nd international balloon competition opened the same day. The festival will run through Nov. 4 with 120 balloons from 18 countries and areas around the world participating.

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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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Up, up and away

Balloonists practice Nov. 4 to prepare for the five-day 1998 Saga International Balloon Fest, opening Nov. 19 on the riverbank of Kase River in Saga, southwestern Japan. Some 800,000 spectators are expected to attend the championship, which will involve 101 balloons from 13 countries. The annual event started in 1980. ==Kyodo