Chūō-ku (中央区, Chūō-ku) is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, located in the central part of the city. The north west of Chūō-ku faces Midori-ku; the south east faces Minami-ku; the north faces Machida.
Chūō-ku was created on April 1, 2010 when Sagamihara became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").
Midori-ku (緑区, Midori-ku) is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. It's located in the western part of the city and covers about 77% of city's area. To the east Midori-ku faces Chūō-ku and to the north faces Machida and Hachiōji.
Midori-ku was created on April 1, 2010 when Sagamihara became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").
Minami-ku (南区, Minami-ku) is one of three wards of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan, located in the east part of the city. The west of Minami-ku faces Chūō-ku.
Minami-ku was created on April 1, 2010, when Sagamihara became a city designated by government ordinance (a "designated city").
Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone—no assistance is required.
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface. It combines the aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and wakeboarding. Kiteboarding is among the less expensive and more convenient sailing sports.
After some concepts and designs that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s were successfully tested, the sport received a wider audience in the late 1990s and became mainstream at the turn of the century.It has freestyle, wave-riding, and racing competitions.The sport held the speed sailing record, reaching 55.65 kn (103.06 km/h) before being eclipsed by the 65.45 kn (121.21 km/h) Vestas Sailrocket.Worldwide, there are 1.5 million kitesurfers, while the industry sells around 100,000 to 150,000 kites per year.