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61st Nagaoka Koi Show at Yamakoshi Branch Office, Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. In Japan, the koi is a symbol of luck, prosperity, and good fortune, and also of perseverance in the face of adversity. [69] Ornamental koi are symbolic of Japanese culture and are closely associated with the country's national identity. [70]
Koinobori at Chizu, Tottori with a patterned windsock at the top. Koinobori (鯉のぼり), meaning ' carp streamer ' in Japanese, are carp-shaped windsocks traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Tango no sekku (端午の節句), a traditional calendrical event which is now designated as Children's Day (子供の日, Kodomo no hi), a national holiday in Japan. [1]
C. r. var. "Kōhaku". Trinomial name. Cyprinus rubrofuscus var. "Kōhaku". Kōhaku (紅白 (kōhaku, "red and white")) is a variety of ornamental koi (carp). 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]
Since an outbreak of koi herpes virus in Japan in the 2000s, the country conducts a compulsory quarantine of 7-10 days for all exports, including to China, to make sure the koi are disease-free.
National symbols of Japan are the symbols that are used in Japan to represent what is unique ... National fish: Koi (Cyprinus carpio) Japanese Koi: National ...
Showa is a variety of ornamental koi (carp). The Showa is also known as the Showa Sanshoku (昭和三色). The Showa has a black (sumi) body, with red (hi) and white (shiro) markings across the body. The Showa is one of the gosanke; the ‘Big Three’, consisting of Kohaku, Sanke, and Showa. Showa were originally developed by Jukichi Hoshino ...
Koi pond. Koi ponds are ponds used for holding koi carp, usually as part of a garden. Koi ponds can be designed specifically to promote health and growth of the Nishikigoi or Japanese Ornamental Carp. Koi ponds or lakes are a traditional feature of Japanese gardens, but many hobbyists use special ponds in small locations, with no attempt to ...
Over the years, the garden’s koi fish have come under attack, both by people illegally fishing the pond and by a pair of massive die-offs that at one point decimated the population to just two fish.