A Goldfish Swim Phone Box

Japan - Goldfish Town

T/I: 10:42:51


You see them all around the world in tanks, bowls and ponds, but have you ever thought how the humble little creature called the goldfish became so popular.

They were first raised 500 years ago in a town called Yamato-Koriyama, 500 kilometres south-west of Tokyo. Here at Yamato-Koriyama eighty percent of Japan's goldfish are raised. The town has a long history and the goldfish features in many artworks and decorations on buildings in the area.

Author and collector Sadao Ishida is a renowned authority on Japanese culture and goldfish. His collections depicting goldfish number over a thousand.

Goldfish breed well in this area because of the abundant catch basins. the runoff from rice paddies provides just the right water conditions for goldfish.

Mr Shigeo Koda is a fourth generation goldfish breeder. He maintains this hatchery with his brother. The goldfish are sold at auction where floating boxes of goldfish are poled from the ponds to the auction house.


SHOWS:

YAMATO-KORIYAMA, JAPAN, RECENT
CU goldfish swimming;
fish featuring in Japanese art;
Little girl looking into fishbowl;
WS house;
People walking in street;
CU old homes and goldfish statues in garden;
Old man at desk;
Man painting a fish;
WS pan interior showroom;
CU goldfish vase;
Goldfish on bowls;
SOT
WS goldfish ponds;
CU fish in water;
man feeding fish;
Fish eating;
Peaople pulling out goldfish from pond;
People straining fish out of pond;
Goldfish auction;
People pouring fish into bags;
WS interior of Gold Fish convention;
Fish catching competitions;
Little boy trying to catch fish;
People cheering;
Interior house with goldfish bowl on table;
Montage various goldfish.

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Japan - Goldfish Town

T/I: 11:25:26


You see them all around the world in tanks, bowls and ponds, but have you ever thought how the humble little creature called the goldfish became so popular.

They were first raised 500 years ago in a town called Yamato-Koriyama, 500 kilometres south-west of Tokyo. Here at Yamato-Koriyama eighty percent of Japan's goldfish are raised. The town has a long history and the goldfish features in many artworks and decorations on buildings in the area.

Author and collector Sadao Ishida is a renowned authority on Japanese culture and goldfish. His collections depicting goldfish number over a thousand.

Goldfish breed well in this area because of the abundant catch basins. the runoff from rice paddies provides just the right water conditions for goldfish.

Mr Shigeo Koda is a fourth generation goldfish breeder. He maintains this hatchery with his brother. The goldfish are sold at auction where floating boxes of goldfish are poled from the ponds to the auction house.


SHOWS:

YAMATO-KORIYAMA, JAPAN RECENT
00.00 VS goldfish swimming in tank;
00.06 CU toy fish;
00.11 VS of the traditional part of city of Yamato-Koriyama;
00.21 MS of historian Sadao Ishida at his desk;
00.26 CU item in Ishida's collection;
00.30 Pull out of Sadao Ishida's collection;
00.36 CU Japanese vase with goldfish figures;
00.39 WS of fish farm;
00.47 CU of fish bin;
00.49 MS goldfish auction;
00.52 VS packaging goldfish for shipping;
01.01 CU ancient Japanese lithographies;
01.08 VS goldfish;
01.17 WS fun event at Yamato-Koriyama;
01.21 VS of children and adults playing a game with goldfish;
01.22 CU catching a fish with thin paper screen;
01.24 CU of boy with screen;
01.26 MS people clapping cheerfully;
01.27 MS small boy with his father;
01.30 CU child watching fishbowl;
00.32 CU fishbowl in Japanese house;

01.36 Vision Ends


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【Nara】大和郡山を訪れる Visit Yamato-Koriyama

Camera：CANON iVIS HF M43

1:47 箱本館紺屋(藍染め体験施設) Hakomotokan Konya(Indigo dyeing experience)
6:50 柳楽屋(りゅうらくや) きんぎょソーダ Goldfish Soda at Ryurakuya(Drink with a fish bowl)
8:48 金魚電話ボックス Goldfish Swim Phone Box
9:23 K Coffee
10:03 町家物語館 machiya-monogatari-kan



大和な雛まつり
2月24日(土)～3月4日(日)
Hinamatsuri （Japan's Doll Festival）
February 24 (Sat) - March 4 (Sun)

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Fish inside the phone booth

【奈良大和郡山】失われた文明感！電話ボックスの金魚

奈良県の大和郡山にある「K coffee(ケーコーヒー)」さん、そこにある電話ボックスの中で泳ぐ金魚。なんか失われた文明感があってすごく好きですね。
Goldfishes are swimming in telephone booth!
K coffee is at Yamatokoriyama in Nara.

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