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Map of geographic dialing codes. These tables list the dialing codes (area codes) for calling land lines for various cities and districts in Japan, when dialing from within Japan. The leading 0 is omitted when calling from outside Japan. Cell phones use the dialing codes of 070, 080 or 090. IP-based phone services use the 050 dialing code.
Area codes increase from north to south; Sapporo in Hokkaidō (the northernmost prefecture) has 11, and Setouchi's 99-73 is far to the south in Kagoshima. When the telephone system was devised, Okinawa was still under U.S. occupation , so when it was returned to Japan in 1972, its telephone numbers were squeezed between Miyazaki (98x) and ...
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.
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.
These were known in Japan as onagagoi or hire naga nishikigoi, or translated in English "long tail carp". Randy LeFever, the son of Wyatt LeFever, a noted breeder of koi, is credited with suggesting they looked like butterflies, for which the breed is named. [2] They are also sometimes referred to as dragon koi.
There are a number of words used to describe the markings on a kōhaku: [5] Akamuji ( 赤無字 ) An Akamuji is a plain red fish that occurs normally in the breeding of Kōhaku. In Japan, this was formerly considered a fault when breeding Kōhaku and most fry with this coloration were culled; but since the early 1990s has increased in popularity.
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 at the right time. The concept of finishing means that the fish has reached its highest potential. Koi clubs hold shows where koi keepers bring their fish for judging. [1]
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