In Japan, a carp represents strength and courage, and boys often make carpshaped windsocks during the country’s yearly Children’s Day festival. On Saturday, families can learn how to make these cotton ...

Japan is covered in colorful carp kites this week. Here’s what you need to know about koinobori, a Japanese tradition that’s centuries old. A koinobori is a large funnel kite or wind sock shaped like ...

The sixth-grade art students at Robert E. Ellis Middle School in Hendersonville recently celebrated the Japanese holiday “Children’s Day” on May 5. The young artists made carp kites known as ...

In today's world, where just about everything and everyone has a special day to themselves, it is only fair to give children a day to celebrate being children. I am sure you know about Children's Day ...

Drop in for imaginative craft-making based on the Presidio’s natural and cultural heritage. Featuring different crafts every weekend! May 6 + 7 Japanese Carp Kites: During World War II, ...