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koinobori
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Also known as fish flag, carp flag, fish streamer, carp-shaped streamer, carp streamer

thumb|upright=1.3| at Chizu, Tottori with a patterned windsock at the top

Wikidata facts

Instance of
banner
Subclass of
garden ornament
Country
Japan
Main subject
Longmen
Depicts
carp
Image
"Koinobori" May-04-2013 KouzuShima Island - panoramio.jpg
Significant event
Tango no sekku
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Unicode character
🎏
Commons category
Koinobori
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  • {{transliteration|ja|Koinobori}} song
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  • References
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thumb|upright=1.3| at Chizu, Tottori with a patterned windsock at the top

, meaning in Japanese, are carp-shaped windsocks traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate , a traditional calendrical event which is now designated as , a national holiday in Japan. are made by drawing carp patterns on paper, cloth, or other nonwoven fabric. They are then allowed to flutter in the wind. They are also known as ''''''.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “koinobori” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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