JG☆☆ 4K HDR 新潟 五泉チューリップまつり Niigata,Gosen Turip Festival
新潟県五泉市 チューリップ Tulip,Gosen City,Niigata
JG☆☆☆☆☆4K HDR 京都 天橋立(特別名勝) Kyoto,Amanohashidate(Special Scenic Beauty)
京都府宮津市 天橋立
Amanohashidate,Miyazu city,Kyoto
Why Koi Fish Are So Expensive | So Expensive
Koi fish are colorful patterned common carp that are now celebrated in annual koi shows and kept in ponds all over the world. Some are worth millions.
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Anything strike you as special about this fish here? Well, it's worth 1.8 million dollars. It won grand champion at the All Japan Koi Show in 2017, and is the most expensive koi fish ever sold.
Koi may just look like an oversized goldfish, but they're not even remotely related. 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 breeding them for their distinct colors and patterns, similar to how we breed dogs for their specific traits. And just like prized dog breeds, Japanese people take koi breeding very seriously.
There are regular competitions to name the top koi. Judges and buyers pay attention to how healthy its skin looks, its size and body shape, and how gracefully the fish moves in the water. But the most important trait of all is the koi's coloring. The best koi have a good balance of colors and patterns according to their variety. For example, there are koi with light blue spots, ones with large red patches on their backs, or all-metallic gold.
But the most winning fish often just boil down to these three varieties. They're often the most valuable. They dominate the shows, winning nearly every major category each year. And the better-looking the fish, the more a buyer is willing to pay.
Yvo: Yeah, it depends. You can buy some small and cheap koi fish for a couple of bucks, but also, yeah, it can get up really, really high to thousands, ten thousands of dollars.
Narrator: That's Yvo de Wal. He's a koi hobbyist and seller in the Netherlands, and he heads up the YouTube channel Koi Partner. Each year he visits Japan to shop for koi.
Yvo: The breeders are located there, and they have experience with their bloodlines for many, many generations.
Narrator: You see, bloodlines are just as prized in koi as they are in dogs because some of these koi are the result of decades of selective breeding. I mean, just take a look at the koi's wild relative, the common carp. Its dark colors would be considered unattractive for a koi, but it's perfect protection against predators in the wild. So how do you get from this to this? Well, it's actually similar to how we got from this to this, except koi breeders mainly select for size and color and ignore... Fluffiness.
Koi have six types of color cells in their skin. Their cells can be red, yellow, black, white, blue, or metallic. Now in order to get a beautiful, reddish-orange pattern like the one on this 1.8 million dollar fish, you need to select for fish that have a white body and lots of red cells that concentrate in large patches. Red and white are important colors in Japanese culture, representing joy and purity. But having the right colors is only part of it.
A koi's color cells sit at different depths in the skin, some right near the surface and some deeper in, which ultimately determines how bright the fish appears. The brighter the fish, the bigger the price tag. Today there are about 120 varieties. To compare, there are about 200 breeds of dogs. But when it comes down to it, breeding koi is a lot harder. A single koi can give birth to hundreds of thousands of baby fish at a time.
Yvo: I think we are talking about millions and millions of fish per breeder.
Narrator: So breeders must choose wisely. One breeder, for example, reports that he starts with 3 million fish and selects 15,000 to raise over the first year. From that he chooses 1,000 to continue to raise the second year.
Yvo: Yeah, it's a really hard job for the breeders.
Narrator: But in the end, all that hard work is worth it. The breeder of this grand champion waited until she was nine years old to sell her at auction. And by bringing in a world record of 1.8 million, the breeder got not only a huge return on investment but a priceless reputation boost in the koi community.
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SAVORY VIETNAMESE STREET FOODS! 5 Dishes to Try in Hanoi, Vietnam (Besides Pho)
VIETNAMESE STREET FOODS you MUST try in Hanoi, Vietnam! Besides the beloved pho, here are 5 delicious Vietnamese eats from seafood noodles to melt-in-your-mouth rice rolls. Become a cutea:
Hanoi Old Quarter (aka the French Quarter) located in the Hoan Kiem District is a traveler's go-to spot! We decided to find restaurants and yummy Vietnamese foods around that area so that when you travel to Vietnam, you will know what to eat in Hanoi.
Vietnamese foods to eat include:
1. HANOI TRADITIONAL GRILLED PORK SERVED WITH RICE NOODLES AND FRESH HERBS IN DIPPING SAUCE Bún chả at 1 Hàng Mành, Hàng Gai
2. STEAM RICE PAPER ROLLS Bánh cuốn Bà Hanh at 26B Thọ Xương
3. STICKY RICE Xôi Cát Lâm at 24 Đường Thành
4. FRESHWATER CRAB WITH RICE NOODLE SOUP Bún riêu at 11 Hàng Bạc
5. WONTON NOODLE WITH PORK-LIVER, BOILED EGG, GRILLED PORK at Mì vằn thắn Phương Béo 9 Hang Chie
A HUGE shoutout to Giang for starring in this video and touring us around! Another BIG shoutout to Sonny & My from Best Ever Food Review Show for helping us find the foods :)
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Osaka - Japan
Osaka (大阪, Ōsaka?) About this sound listen (help·info) is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshū, the designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the heart of Greater Osaka Area. Located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, Osaka is the third largest city by population after Tokyo[1] and Yokohama.
For reference, Greater Osaka Area is the second largest area in Japan by population and one of the largest metropolitan areas highly ranked in the world, with nearly 18 million people,[2] and by GDP, the second largest area in Japan and the seventh largest area in the world.
Historically the commercial capital of Japan, Osaka functions as one of the command centers for the Japanese economy. The ratio between daytime and night time population is 141%, the highest in Japan, highlighting its status as an economic center.[3] Its nighttime population is 2.6 million, the third in the country, but in daytime the population surges to 3.7 million, second only after Tokyo.[4] Osaka has traditionally been referred to as the nation's kitchen (天下の台所, tenka no daidokoro?), or the Mecca of gourmet food.[5][6][7][8Prehistory to the Kofun period
Some of the earliest signs of habitation in the area of Osaka were found at the Morinomiya remains (森の宮遺跡, Morinomiya iseki?), with its shell mounds, including sea oysters and buried human skeletons from the 5th--6th centuries BC. It is believed that what is today the Uehonmachi area consisted of a peninsular land, with an inland sea in the east. During the Yayoi period, permanent habitation on the plains grew as rice farming became popular.[5]
By the Kofun period, Osaka developed into a hub port connecting the region to the western part of Japan. The large numbers, and the increasing size, of tomb mounds found in the plains of Osaka are seen as evidence of political-power concentration, leading to the formation of a state.[5][9]
[edit] Asuka and Nara period
In 645, Emperor Kōtoku built his palace, the Naniwa Nagara-Toyosaki Palace in Osaka,[10] making this area the capital (Naniwa-kyō). The place that became the modern city was by this time called Naniwa. This name, and derived forms, are still in use for districts in central Osaka such as Naniwa (浪速) and Namba (難波).[11] Although the capital was moved to Asuka (in Nara Prefecture today) in 655, Naniwa remained a vital connection, by land and sea, between Yamato (modern day Nara Prefecture), Korea, and China.[5][12]
In 744, Naniwa once again became the capital by order of Emperor Shōmu. Naniwa ceased to be the capital in 745, when the Imperial Court moved back to Heijō-kyō (now Nara). The seaport function was gradually taken over by neighboring lands by the end of Nara period, but it remained a lively center of river, channel, and land transportation between Heian-kyō (Kyoto today) and other destinations.
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Must try food around the world such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, India, African and many more.
JG☆☆4K HDR 石川 のと鉄道の桜のトンネルと桜吹雪 Ishikawa,Sakura at Noto Railway
石川県穴水町 鹿島 Kashima,Anamizu Town,Ishikawa
石川県七尾市 中島 Nakajima,Nanao City,Ishikawa
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Within six miles of our Shreveport accommodations are General Motors and the Frymaster Corporation. Locally owned and operated out of Shreveport, Frymaster has become a nationwide supplier of deep fryers. Cellxion's corporate headquarters are just 15 minutes away.
Shreveport features a wealth of nightlife and entertainment. Our Shreveport hotel is within 10 miles of several casinos, including Boomtown Casino and Sam's Town Casino. Harrah's Louisiana Downs and Racetrack Casino are a little farther away from the hotel. Shreveport also features attractions for the entire family, including the Louisiana Boardwalk. Just seven miles from our hotel in Shreveport, this outdoor area features music, dining and shopping. Independence Stadium, home of the Independence Bowl, is also only minutes away.
Our Shreveport hotel offers a variety of amenities including an outdoor pool, fitness and business centers, free high-speed Internet access and a free hot breakfast bar. Stay Smart with us and see what our hotel in beautiful Shreveport, Louisiana has to offer you.
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