by RINKO online | Feb 13, 2024 | Articles, Education
Wakagoi 若鯉 = Young Koi waka 若 means young and goi/koi 鯉 means koi. Yougyo 幼魚 = Junior Koi you 幼 means immature, very young and gyo 魚 means fish. March and April are the season of Wakagoi and Yougyo show in Japan. ** Koi? Goi? When the sound koi changes to...
by RINKO online | Oct 4, 2023 | Articles, Education
Kanoko moyo 鹿の子模様 Kanoko moyo means a dappled pattern (traditional Japanese pattern). Kanoko pattern is named after the resemblance to the spots on the back of a fawn. As the koi terms, Kanoko moyo shows color (Hi, Sumi, Yellow etc) dots on a center of white scales....
by RINKO Online | Jan 20, 2023 | Articles, Education
Appreciation of Koi Part 4: The charm of “Doctrine” lies in its large scales or bare body Kawagoi, Kagamigoi and SokusenrinretsugoiA Doitsugoi is a Magoi imported from Germany for the purpose of improving edible carp in Japan. It is regarded as the species whose...
by RINKO Online | Jan 19, 2023 | Articles, Education
Appreciation of Koi Part 3: About colors: black, white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple, gold and silver A lavish decoration of the white ground with Hi and Sumi Colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and purple are visible in the skin of...
by RINKO Online | Jan 11, 2023 | Articles, Education
Appreciation of Koi Part 2: Fish Body: the main part of fish itself Hybridization between Magoi and DoitsugoiThe current style of koi figure has been made by the long-term, repeated processes of hybridization between Japan’s native species of Magoi and a foreign...
by RINKO Online | Dec 20, 2022 | Articles, Education
Appreciation of Koi Part 1: About Figure, Colors and Pattern “Koi”, the king of ornamental fish The central purpose of keeping koi is nothing else but to appreciate it. It is the greatest pleasure for koi enthusiasts to enjoy the beauty of koi while watching them...
