All images courtesy of Two Kids and a Coupon Hot air ballooning is a unique and unforgettable experience. It's a chance to see the world from a whole new perspective, and to experience the peace and ...

When the spring breeze rings the wind chime on the veranda, as Ryota was dozing off, from across the street, a nostalgic ...

My neighbors have this really pretty hot air balloon porch decoration and I am a little obsessed with it. I’m also a huge fan of actual hot air balloons because they are stunning, but recently I ...

When I look back on my childhood spent in Showa-era Hakodate, the street scenes that are rarely seen today come back to me ...

NIIGATA, Japan >> Paper balloons are a regional specialty of Izumozaki in Niigata prefecture, where they have been produced for more than 100 years. Traditionally, fishing is the main industry of this ...

HERE has announced full details for 9000 Paper Balloons, created by Spencer Lott and Maiko Kikuchi and directed by Aya Ogawa. 9000 Paper Balloons will begin streaming on Tuesday November 2, 2021 and ...

It was my first solo flight: riding a Japanese paper bag across the frozen skies of the Twin Cities in 1947. But as paper bags go, this one was exceptional. In its prior service, the carefully crafted ...

Traditional events were recently held in north Japan's Akita Prefecture, with people releasing giant paper balloons into the evening sky and pulling a huge rope in a tug-of-war. The Paper Balloon ...