TAKOAGE Takoage is a common activity throughout Japan in which children fly kites on New Years Day. Kites vary considerably in shape and decoration according to the locality. As in the past, kite-flying contests are still held all over Japan at this time. Festival Traditions & Customs SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL HATSUHINODE OSECHI RYORI (JAPAN) HATSUMOUDE KAGAMIMOCHI TAKOAGE JOYA NO KANE TOSHIKOSHI SOBA YUKIDARUMA KAKIZOME Copyright(c) 2003 AJINOMOTO Co., Inc. All rights reserved.