1. Aeronautics
By Joseph Aguilar

2. Aeronautics - The science or practice of travel through the air.
If it flies, It's part of aeronautics!

3. Kites in Japan
Kites are the oldest known heavier-than-air crafts, designed to gain lift from the wind while being flown from the end of a flying line, or tether.
It is thought that kites were first introduced to Japan by Buddhist monks who came from China in the Nara period ( B.C.).
They were originally used to avert evil spirits and to insure rich harvests.
“BUKA” is one of the fighting kites, Shizuoka, Japan.
“Chochin” is Japanese lantern and this kite resembles chochin.

4. Hamamatsu Festival
This festival dates back to the 16th Century when large kites were flown in celebration of the birth of a baby son to the Lord of Hamamatsu
Even today, kites are flown at Hamamatsu when a baby boy is born, a custom known as hatsudako
Nakatajima Dunes, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture

5. Hot Air Balloon History
September 19, 1783 Pilatre De Rozier, a scientist, launched the first hot air balloon called 'Aerostat Reveillon'.
2 years later, Pilatre De Rozier attempted to fly across the English Channel.
In 1944, Japan introduced the “Fire Balloon” aka “Fu-Go”
They launched 9,300
300 were found/observed in the U.S.
Ended 1945, ineffective
Last Fu-Go was found in Lumby, British Columbia, in October 2014

6. Saga International Balloon Festival
Is held at the beginning of November every year in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
It has grown from a gathering of 5 hot air balloons to about 640 balloons.
Originated in Amagi City, Fukuoka Prefecture, then it was moved to Saga City because /space.
La Montgolfier Nocturne (Night Mooring)

7. Airplane History in Japan
First airplane flight in Japan, December 10, 1910
Imperial Japanese Army officer, Yoshitoshi Tokugawa
October 1944, Kamikaze
Farman III biplane
Mitsubishi Ki-15

8. Airplanes in modern Japan
All Nippon Airways
Founded December 27,1952
Started to be a competitor in 2007
2013 they became a 5-Star airline
In 2017, They were ranked as 3rd best airline in the world
Mitsubishi F-2
Manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Production started
¥12 billion yen; $127 million

9. Helicopter History
Earliest references for vertical flight came from China (400 B.C.)
bamboo-copter
Alphonse Pénaud would later develop coaxial rotor model helicopter toys in 1870
In the early 1920s, Argentine Raúl Pateras-Pescara de Castelluccio created the Pescara's helicopter

10. Types of Helicopters in Japan
Boeing AH-64 Apache
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Bell AH-1 Cobra Attack
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey

11. Aerospace Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Merged in 2003
National Space Development Agency (NASDA) 1969–2003
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) 1981–2003
National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) 1955–2003
Rockets H-IIA and H-IIB

12. Japanese Car History
First car in japan was made in 1902 by Komanosuke Uchiyama
In 1904, Torao Yamaha built the first Japanese bus
By 1914, Mitsubishi Zosen manufactured its first car, called the Model A
WW2 - American car monopoly 20,000/500
Toyota and Datsun
Suzuki, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mazda
In 2016 Infiniti, Subaru, Lexus, Toyota, and Honda were in the top 8 car companies in the USA.
*KEEP IN MIND THAT I LISTED 5 OUT OF THE 8*
!AMERICA STEP UP YOUR GAME!

13. Works Cited http://www.kiteman.co.uk/JAPANESE%20HISTORY4.html
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