26.The 3rd New Year Izumi Sagami Kite Flying Party

　Under the clear blue sky of the New Year, the "3rd New Year Izumi Sagami Kite Flying Party" was held. On the day, performances and lion dances by Okazu Taiko and Okazu Hayashiren were performed, and a large kite depicting the "dream" that I selected as one character of this year, and a sixth grader at Seya Sakura Elementary School produced a large kite was fried.
　This kite flying party is sponsored by the Sagami Kite Izumi Preservation Society, but after listening to the announcement of Seya Sakura Elementary School elementary school studenｔ that he wanted to connect the tradition and worked on it. I was very pleased that the feeling of cherishing was sprouting. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the members of the Preservation Society for their efforts to spread the traditional culture of Izumi Ward in various situations.
　I sincerely hope that this year will be such a year where the dreams of the inhabitants of the ward will expand greatly, just as the kite of the day soared high in the sky.

January 15, 2024 Mayor of Izumi Ken Yamaguchi