Mr. Nakamura lead a kite making workshop on Friday night. The kite we made is the traditional Nagasaki Hata. The graphic design was created by Mr. Nakamura as a message of friendship between Japan and the United States.

(49K) 570 x 346	Gail Tanaka was Mr. Nakamura's able translator at the adults kite making workshop.
(59K) 412 x 480	Mr. Nakamura explains a step with Gail's help.
(57K) 592 x 432	Charlie Sotich is the model workshop student.
(57K) 576 x 432	The adults are hard at work in Mr. Nakamura's workshop.
(58K) 400 x 480	Pam Hodges found time to build a hata when she wasn't photographing the other participants.
(59K) 467 x 353	They're begining to look like kites.
(59K) 378 x 504	Mrs. Nakamura shows peggy how to attach the kite's "earings".
(58K) 603 x 424	Mrs. Nakamura gives Peg Teasly a hand.
(58K) 580 x 432	John Chang is one of the few workshop participants to actually fly the finished product.
(58K) 553 x 408	Brad Klages carefully attaches the kite sail to the frame.
(59K) 543 x 383	Communicating the building process required a group effort.
(61K) 530 x 390	Making sure that we understand the process.
(64K) 576 x 432	Gail admires John's handywork.
(58K) 339 x 454	Brad Klages displays his workshop Hata.
(62K) 628 x 432	First time kite builder Otto Christensen proudly displays his creation.
(56K) 576 x 432	Mr. Nakamura was happy to put his signature on the newly completed kites.