Come2Japan
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In Shimabara, Japan, streets are so clean they are home to hundreds of koi carp in street side Channels
In 1792 volcanic activities of Mount Unzen, an earthquake & tsunami triggered new springs, abundant pristine water flowed, even through the streets.
I also make original postcards crafted on eco-friendly Japanese paper!
They are great to send to friends or little accents to display around the home!
Would mean the world if you have a look at them!!!
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Have a great day Imgur!!
Ohdearaudrey
Is this a bot post I’ve seen this same title posted here and on Reddit multiple times
ekstrax
I heard this is a tourist attraction
NotTinyPancakes
Gross river in my region has a species of koi, they're fine with it but it's a cute thought anyway
CupcakeSocial
The bush to the top right looks like a seahorse
TexMexHex
All fun and games until they evolve into Gyarados
TheCarolingian
The water is fairly clean, except for the Koi piss and shit in the water.
DoubleSunMoonMoon
Arguably, Florida have their own iconic animal swimming in the ditches as well
DamagedDingo
I started planning a Japan trip today
transientmind
When I did my 5am walk in Osaka I saw shop owners hunched on the footpath, scrubbing their storefronts, the pavement and even the gutters.
transientmind
I’ve never seen anything like that in any other country.
TheAccursedHamster
This is japan fetishization.
SeventhLogic
Those post cards are pretty cool, so is the post itself! Thanks! ?
Come2Japan
Thank you!!!
sharievan
Japan so clean, they have a massive sexual harassment problem to the point it being a systemic.
GoodNewsCigaretteJuice
That’s a tributary not a gutter
SBartlett
These fish literally clean the plates , good documentary on it
DesignIsVeryHuman
FWIW up until ~30 years ago - those gutters could have been open sewers - IOW toilets drained into them.
NJCabinetGuy
Unlike the alligators and rats in NY City's sewers.
nonyafukindambizjean
lol yea no
SnowballMan
I believe you mean Sea Man.
likeumreal
Lol Japan is NOT so clean. Some old castle towns are like that. Rapid reindustrialization post-war had side effects on cities & environment
Sprezzaturca
Carps also live in the Chicago River. That gutter water does look clear though.
ArmathyAndTheUnfinishedBusiness2
Seems like they take pride and wanna treat their land with respect.
jacquescouscous
The paintings are a nice balance between colour vibrancy and subject simplicity.
Come2Japan
Thanks!
UsualLoser
15y in Japan. Japan is not clean, it is not terrible but not what you describe, far from it. Carps can live in sewer water....
Snograt
And if it isn’t sewer water, it soon will be with carp living in it.
ThisIsMyUsernameNotMyComment
OP using it as a lure to promote their products
thingifound
There is one place in Japan with water like this. But its not that common
ApparentlyIcantcomeupwithavalidusername
Took part in a volunteer clean up of Akihabara when I was there before. Holy fuck the state of it
spookyu
Spent 6 years there, agreed, only superficially environmental friendly....much is just for appearances. It's nice not seeing litter though.
Threemorewishes
cleanest road side ditch water ever
ThisIsMyUsernameNotMyComment
It's not though, it's a clever tool by the locality to bring in tourists & only in a specific section of the town. Been there, it's lovely
Cucumberclouds
Good for them.
MyWifiHatesMe
Do cats not hunt them for sport?
KingoftheEnd
If I'm remembering right they're mostly just bone & cartilage, hardly any meat. Not soft enough for a cat to bother battering around.
hadan8088
But do they have microplastics??
WhereIsMyAppleQuava
Hopeful? No. Cynical? Almost certainly.
hadan8088
Yes, a joke based on two previous posts today about microplastics and toxic chemicals in US freshwater fish.
lordnequam
They exist on Earth, so probably.
hadan8088
Yes, a joke based on two previous posts today about microplastics and toxic chemicals in US freshwater fish.
AlmostScientist
Koi are totally fine with being in dirty water
mymidlifecrisiswasat23
Apparently in clean water too, smart guy
AlmostScientist
You say that like some animal CAN'T live in clean water lol
CongratsYouAreHereNow
Is Boston their home?
onlyhalfghost
pretty sure part of the reason the ditch is so clean is the koi.
ElbowdeepinElmo
Nope, reason is that it's a specific patch of gutters that they keep super clean & "confine" koi in as a tourist trap
GWZipper
They're carp, after all.
thecollective01
Contrast this with the post on /r/UrbanHell today about the filth of a canal in Delhi, just remarkable
thecollective01
https://www.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/comments/10f364g/we_have_our_own_version_of_amsterdam_in_delhi/
BigTex1
“Post is awaiting moderator approval”
thecollective01
Here's the pic
Fistouille
Goddamn Reddit telling me to install the app EACH TIME
thecollective01
https://old.reddit.com/r/UrbanHell/comments/10f364g/we_have_our_own_version_of_amsterdam_in_delhi/
thecollective01
Sorry, should've posted the old.reddit.com link instead...I hate new reddit with a passion and I'll leave forever if they get rid of the old
kwyjiboner
Koi are pretty dirty fish though, they can survive in some toxic ass water.
TK421isAFK
My landlord has 2 large koi living in a nasty pond that hasn't been cleaned in 15 years. He also hasn't fed them in 3 years. They live 1/2
TK421isAFK
off of the dragonfly grubs that hatch on the bottom, and whatever else finds its way into the pond. And yeah, he's a lazy asshole. 2/2
NickRivieraMD
Sounds like they're living off of spite
TK421isAFK
That's pretty accurate for most members of the carp family.
QuigleyDownUnder
Ass water
demizu
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/hyphen.jpg
holgerdk
There's always an XKCD.
demizu
There really is. 8n this case an ancient one going by the artstyle
emjay9010
Also, the post implies that there's non-toxic ass water. ?
counterintel
"Check your labels to make sure it reads 'non-toxic ass water'"
Pacobellincarnate
*Bidet has entered the chat*
gilliamv
Swordbian
Ah yes, flavoured water fountain in your bathroom