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Kōhaku (紅白 (kōhaku, "red and white")) is a variety of ornamental koi . The Kōhaku has a white body, with red markings across the body. It is considered one of the ‘Big Three’ varieties of Koi, along with the Sanke, and Showa. [1] The Kōhaku breed is believed to be one of the first ornamental carp varieties developed.
Includes the Abendroth Japanese Garden with a tea house and koi Maymont Japanese Garden: Richmond: Virginia: Features a koi pond, large waterfall, torii gate, rock gardens Memphis Botanic Garden: Memphis: Tennessee: Includes the Japanese Garden of Tranquility (1965, 1989), designed by Dr. P. T. Tono, Tokyo; redesigned by Dr. Koichi Kawana
Koi ponds or lakes are a traditional feature of Japanese gardens, but many hobbyists use special ponds in small locations, with no attempt to suggest a natural landscape feature. The architecture of the koi pond can have a great effect on the health and well-being of the koi. The practice of keeping koi often revolves around "finishing" a koi ...
Several koi swim around in a pond in Japan. (video) A school of koi containing multiple different varieties Koi (鯉, Japanese:, literally "carp"), or more specifically nishikigoi (錦鯉, Japanese: [ɲiɕi̥kiꜜɡoi], literally "brocaded carp"), are colored varieties of carp (Cyprinus sp.) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
The common carp was introduced from China to Japan, where selective breeding in the 1820s in the Niigata region resulted in koi. [59] In Japanese culture, koi are treated with affection, and seen as good luck. [60] They are popular in other parts of the world as outdoor pond fish. [61]
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It is an important site because it is one of the early Paleo-Indian sites in the Midwest. [2] There is a historical marker at the site by The Ohio Historical Society. [3] since 1992. Nobles Pond is now in a park for a residential area in North Canton, Ohio. [4]