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olivier2046 — Niigata 14 - Koi nobori

Published: 2011-07-31 07:37:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 965; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 58
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Description In Niigata center, on Shinano riverside, a hundred carps were floating in the wind.
Koi nobori (carp streamers) are carp-shaped wind socks traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Children's Day.

Watercolours.
May the 1st 2010.
Niigata Japan.
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dragonaki [2011-09-21 19:49:56 +0000 UTC]

awhhhhhh That's nice. I used have Koinobori when I was child . It is nostalgic .

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olivier2046 In reply to dragonaki [2011-10-07 16:44:10 +0000 UTC]

Really ?
Even for a foreigner, lots of places and objects in Japan make us feel nostalgic.
I suppose that's the reason why I like this country...

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