Rokkaku
Rokkaku (六角) is the Japanese term for a hexagon.
In the sense treated here, a rokkaku is a hexagonal fighting kite , of Japanese origin. It was developed around the 17th century and is still used today. a. used in so-called rokkaku fights .
In Japan, quite large specimens with a height of four meters and more are sometimes used. These kites are then usually held by teams of ten to twenty men . In the western world, much smaller specimens with heights between one and two meters are usually used in competitions, which are then held by one or two people.
However, because of the enormous pulling force that they exert on the line in relatively little wind, they are also very suitable as towing kites. At kite festivals , for example, they are often used to carry a wide variety of line jewelry up high.
In addition to very elaborately decorated, there are also very simple copies.
etymology
The name Rokkaku (Japanese: ろ っ か く) is composed of the words roku (Japanese: six ) and kaku (Japanese: corner ), whereby the first “u” is omitted.
