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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
I do read, write and speak Japanese, and also work in the koi business in Japan. The correct Japanese for Asagi , as used by koi breeders in Japan is 浅黄 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulman (talk • contribs) 07:22, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
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 suggest a natural landscape feature.