Carp Pond at Ritsurin Garden

Carp or "koi" swimming around their pond at Ritsurin Garden. Carp are seen in Japan (as well as in the rest of Asia) as a symbol of fortune. These ponds used as an element of a landscape pond garden. Classic koi ponds have nishikigoi Japanese ornamental carps. It is said that the design of a koi pond has a great effect on the well-being of the carp.

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Carp or "koi" swimming around their pond at Ritsurin Garden. Carp are seen in Japan (as well as in the rest of Asia) as a symbol of fortune. These ponds used as an element of a landscape pond garden. Classic koi ponds have nishikigoi Japanese ornamental carps. It is said that the design of a koi pond has a great effect on the well-being of the carp.