点评:Finishing the nice Saga beef lunch we drove to the nearby Saga Balloon Museum. Saga City was famous for hosting Asia’s largest hot air balloon festival every fall, with over 100 balloons participating. The museum was the first one in Japan focusing on balloons.
After paying the admission fee (500 yen for adult), we went into the theatre on the first floor. Equipped with super high-definition display, it showed a film which introduced the Saga International Balloon Fiesta.
Walking up the steps to the second floor, it was the main exhibition area. The first zone is the Hall of Fame introducing the individuals and groups that contributed to the development of the culture of hot air balloons and its competition. In the middle was the real basket on ‘Icarus 5’, the first successful manned hot air balloon in Japan, that completed its flight on 1969.
In the Event Hall we got to try throwing the marker from a distance, emulating one of the competitions in hot air balloon. It was fun for both kids and adults.
Continuing in the exhibition area there were a few 3D horoscopes which showed the history of human beings’ dream of flying to the sky like a bird, with the stories including Montgolfier brothers and Jacques Charles, first hot air balloon in Japan, and the invention of airplanes by Wright brothers.
The next section showed information related to the different balloon festivals and balloon museums around the world, the festivals in Saga and other places in Japan, and the Saga International Balloon Fiesta, with videos from the past years.
Moving on, it was the area explaining the mechanics of flying a balloon, including how to prepare the balloon before and after the flight. Basically, a balloon ascended when a burner heated up the air inside and descended with the release of air from the top. Adjusting the altitude of the balloon to catch the wind to fly in the desired direction was how to navigate its direction.
After understanding the logic, we also got the chance to operate a balloon through the flight simulator. We found it was much more difficult than we originally thought. The staff came to help explain to us seeing how we had struggled, which was funny. She also gave us a few tokens to play the 'fishing machine' to get a couple of collector cards as souvenirs for our effort.
Leaving the exhibition area there was a few photo frames showing the different balloon designs that took part in the festival throughout the years.
Before leaving we also visited the shop which got a wide range of balloon merchandise and Saga’s local delicacies on sale.
翻译:吃完美味的佐贺牛肉午餐后,我们开车去了附近的佐贺气球博物馆。佐贺市因每年秋天举办亚洲最大的热气球节而闻名,有超过100个气球参加。该博物馆是日本第一个专注于气球的博物馆。
付了入场费(成人500日元)后,我们进入了一楼的剧院。它配备了超高清显示屏,播放了一部介绍佐贺国际热气球节的电影。
走上二楼的台阶,是主展区。第一个区域是名人堂,介绍为热气球文化和比赛的发展做出贡献的个人和团体。中间是1969年完成飞行的日本第一架载人热气球“伊卡洛斯5号”上的真篮子。
在活动大厅,我们尝试从远处投掷标记,模仿热气球比赛之一。这对孩子和大人来说都很有趣。
继续在展区,有几个3D星座,展示了人类像鸟一样飞上天空的梦想的历史,包括孟格菲兄弟和雅克·查尔斯、日本第一个热气球、莱特兄弟发明飞机的故事。
下一个部分展示了与世界各地不同的热气球节和热气球博物馆、佐贺和日本其他地方的节日以及佐贺国际热气球节相关的信息,以及过去几年的视频。
接下来是解释热气球飞行机制的区域,包括如何在飞行前后准备热气球。基本上,当燃烧器加热内部空气时,气球上升,随着顶部空气的释放而下降。调整气球的高度以捕捉风向以期望的方向飞行是如何导航其方向的。
在理解了逻辑之后,我们还有机会通过飞行模拟器操作气球。我们发现这比我们最初想象的要困难得多。工作人员过来帮我们解释我们当时的挣扎,这很有趣。她还给了我们一些代币,让我们玩“钓鱼机”,得到几张收藏卡作为我们努力的纪念品。
离开展览区时,有几个相框展示了多年来参加节日的不同气球设计。
离开前,我们还参观了商店,那里有各种各样的气球商品和佐贺的当地美食。