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Nishikigoi and koi-farming landscape(錦鯉と養鯉の景観)

にしきごい Nishikigoi Carp

Nishikigoi and koi-farming landscape(錦鯉と養鯉の景観)

Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Source

Two centuries of selecting colour and pattern in terrace-fed ponds - a design carried out through living animals.

TypeArt site
GenreOutdoor art / Land art
City / townOjiya
Area in the prefectureChuetsu

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Where is Nishikigoi Carp?
It is in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is an art site.
What can I see at Nishikigoi Carp?
Two centuries of selecting colour and pattern in terrace-fed ponds - a design carried out through living animals. The focus is land art.
When was Nishikigoi Carp established?
It dates from the 1800s.

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