Koi are actually a type of carp, and today they're some of the most expensive pet fish in the world. But why? Koi were originally raised in Japan in the 1700s when rice farmers first began ...

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This reverence for the pristine carp translates into more thorough care for the health and longevity of the koi. Japanese koi ...

The prefecture is the origin of ornamental koi carp, or nishikigoi as they are known locally, and remains the leading producer in Japan today. “Exports have doubled in the past decade ...

Koi diplomacy is back with Japanese nishikigoi, or ornamental carp, set to return to the lucrative Chinese market after a nearly year-long hiatus. Sources have confirmed that Chinese authorities ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 March 2025 - The 55th All Japan Nishikigoi Show was held in Tokyo from January 25 to 26, 2025, where a Niigata-bred koi fish won the overall top prize. A ...