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Maji Mazuri is currently administered by Chief Mburu who took over the reins of power from retired John Tomno Kiplagat on 12 August 2015 in a ceremony held at Maji Mazuri township. The retired chief had served the area for a period exceeding 20 years. Musa Sirma is one of the most notable national leaders from the greater Maji-Mazuri, Mumberes ...
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. Koi is an informal name for the colored variants of carp kept for ornamental purposes.
In 2009 a deadly fish virus killed 90% of the Koi in the ponds. [1] In 2017 the Coyote Creek flooded the Japanese Friendship Gardens submerging the lower pond and most of the tea house. The main pumps for the three Koi ponds were damaged. The tea house and park's restrooms remained closed to the public pending repairs.
Summer estate of Alvan T. Fuller, includes a Japanese garden with koi pond Furman University Asian Garden: Greenville: South Carolina: Almost 2 acres, Japanese and Asian elements, includes a Hei-Sei-Ji temple that was originally standing in Nagoya Ganna Walska Lotusland: Montecito: California: The Japanese Garden includes a Shinto shrine and ...
Abbottina rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855) – Chinese false gudgeon (버들매치); Abbottina springeri (Banarescu et Nalbant, 1973) (왜매치); Acanthorhodeus chankaensis (Dybowski, 1872) – Khanka spiny bitterling (가시납지리)
Hanako (Japanese: 花子) (purportedly c. 1751 – July 7, 1977) was a scarlet koi fish reportedly owned by several individuals, the last of whom was Komei Koshihara. She was reported to be the longest-lived koi fish ever recorded, having died at the age of 226, although there is dispute as to the veracity of her longevity.
Koi made with raw fish is a popular dish in Laos and Isaan and a common source of infection with the Southeast Asian liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. [1] Koi pla eaten in north-east Thailand is made from raw fish, live red ants, herbs and lime juice. [2] Koi pla is eaten soon after it is prepared, without a long period of soaking in acid ...
Showa is a variety of ornamental koi . 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.