Saturday, October 25, 2008

In Japanese culture the koi fish or carp is thought to be one of the most Vital Fishes. This is because it is always going from one place to the next and dosent stop swimming, often moving the water. some States are trying to minimize the Koi population because of its tendency to mess up streams by stirring up the underlying dirt.

By Markus Katsuo

The Koi fish is pure perseverance - Koi swimming upstream can be interpreted as showing perseverance because of the fact that the Koi does not "go with the flow". This can show a person how to be strong in the face of adversity and develop strength of character or purpose. The Carp can also represents wisdom, knowledge, longevity, and loyalty.

Strength in time of adversity - Koi fish also symbolizes persistence and the willingness to go on even though it is being swept away. It also symbolizes surpassing obstacles. The Koi fish swimming upriver can show how to overcome various obstacles and how come win victory over outside influences.

Strength in time of adversity - The koi fish can also symbolize the strenth to go on even with big obstacles in front of us. Even when it seems we are being swept backwards we keep on going forward and making progress.

In the short story Koi-san by Mukoda Kuniko. it is said that the koi means love and friendship.

Japanese Tattoos include different varieties

Kohaku - a red pattern white-skinned Koi,

Taisho Sanshoku (Sanke) - a white-skinned Koi with a red and black pattern

Showa Sanshoku (Showa) - a black-skinned Koi with a red and white pattern

Tancho Showa, Tancho Sanke, or even Tancho Goshiki

Asagi - a Koi with light blue scales on its top and red scales on its bottom

Shusui - Asagi the partially scaled version

Bekko - a white, red, or yellow-skinned Koi with a black pattern

Utsurimono - a black Koi with a red, white, or yellow pattern

Goshiki - red, white, brown, and blue accents with mostly black Koi

Ogon - Koi known colors - red, orange, platinum, yellow and cream that is one solid color, can be regular or metallic.

Kin Gin Rin - Koi Fish with shiny scales. "Gold Silver Scales" There are also Gin Rin versions of almost any other type of koi.

Kawarimono (kawarigoi) - Miscellaneous types of Koi

Doitsu-goi - German Carp

Koromo - Koi with areas of blue-edged scales aligned neatly - 15266

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