{"id":1148,"date":"2014-02-22T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-22T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balloonteam.net\/montgolfier\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2014-02-22T12:08:59","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T12:08:59","slug":"saga-2016-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/balloonteam.net\/montgolfier\/saga-2016-world-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Saga, Japan joins race to host 2016 World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hot on the heels of New Mexico comes Saga, Japan in their bid to host the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Championships.<\/p>\n

Saga is located in western Japan on the island of Kyushu, about 1,000 kilometers west of Tokyo and is considered by some to be the ballooning capital of the Asia\/Pacific.<\/p>\n

The city has been holding hot air balloon competitions since 1980 and international competitions since 1984 including\u00a0twice hosting the World Championships in 1989 and 1997.<\/p>\n

The 1997 World Championship was highly praised, with 112 balloons from 38 different countries competing, and a total of 170 balloons participating.<\/p>\n

\"Saga,<\/a>There have been big changes in Saga City since the last time it hosted a World Championship. In 2005 and 2007, Saga City merged with 6 surrounding towns and one village to form a brand new Saga City. Thus the year 2016 will mark the 10th anniversary of the birth of this new city, and so the bid proposes to commemorate this special occasion by hosting the World Hot Air Balloon Championship.<\/p>\n

Balloons are a part of life for the people of Saga.\u00a0Every year pilots, officials, and observers from all over the globe, including Europe, the US and Asia participate in the Saga International Balloon Fiesta.<\/p>\n

The people of Saga love balloons. They also love balloonists.\u00a0The whole city comes alive in an effort to welcome the balloonists with parades and parties, and some citizens actually welcome them into their homes through our homestay program.<\/p>\n

The competition venue attracts nearly 1 million visitors during the course of the event.\u00a0To accommodate the large number of visitors, a temporary train station is set up at the venue.\u00a0And Saga City has much to offer visitors. You can still find traditional Japanese scenery, and its abundance of tasty rice and clean water goes into making the areas prized and delicious sake. In winter, the open-air oyster bars are highly recommended.<\/p>\n

The theme chosen for Saga’s World Championship bid is “Emotion and Smiles”.<\/p>\n

“Together with you, we hope to stir emotions and spread smiles to people all over the world from Saga.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Balloonteam.net will continue to report on this exciting competition between global players in their bids to host the 2016 World Hot Air Balloon Championship.<\/p>\n

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