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Japanese Artists Combine Phone Booths, Goldfish

January 26, 2013 by Hashi 12 Comments

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We've written before about how goldfish fit into Japanese culture and art. You can catch goldfish at virtually any festival in Japan, and a great many artists dedicate their time to creating beautiful works of art in honor … [Read more...]

Scoop Me Up, Buttercup: Goldfish in Paradoxical Japan

July 5, 2012 by Fiona 11 Comments

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Modern day goldfish are believed to have descended from several red mutants of the Chinese funa carp. These mutants, or hibuna (ヒブナ), in turn mutated into the wakin (和金), the first goldfish that were brought into Japan in … [Read more...]

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