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13 responses to “Bridge over Koi pond at Hakone garden”
What a beautiful spot. I’d never considered the need to monitor fish food, but that makes sense, and they’ve developed a good way to do that!
I was surprised when they told me about the fish food monitoring. The lady said they’ll eat all day if they can. I thought it was a clever way to maintain their diet.
This is nuts, but about a month ago, at another Japanese garden in San Jose, all the koi fish, about 50 of them, were stolen. Is that crazy or what?!
I wonder if it was humans or herons who did the dastardly deed? (Or some other kind of ‘fisher,’ like raccoons.)
Here’s the news link: https://abc7news.com/san-jose-koi-fish-stolen-sj-japanese-friendship-garden-missing-worth/13210458/
I wonder how they transported the koi. It must’ve been quite an endeavor. Whew…what the heck?!
Looks like a magical world
It is!
That’s a beautiful spot. Happy Sunday, Esther!
It’s a peaceful garden to go with the kids! Thank you, Jo!
Beautiful Esther – how nice and peaceful this venue is.
It’s a tranquil place to walk around and enjoy the beautiful garden.
We need places like this … the world is getting crazier by the day.
True! We need spaces for nature and quiet where people can be safe and quiet.
This is not a public garden though…you have to pay admission to get in. But having a public place like this would be wonderful. There is a public Japanese Friendship Garden and last month, 50 of their koi fish were stolen. Is that nuts or what?! https://abc7news.com/san-jose-koi-fish-stolen-sj-japanese-friendship-garden-missing-worth/13210458/
I agree with you Esther. This morning I got to the Park and someone had spray-painted gang graffiti and some real filth in several places on the walking path. In orange spray paint for goodness sake. I don’t use the restrooms at the Park but someone told me they had sprayed graffiti in both the men’s and women’s restrooms. I have no words for that. That is a sham about the koi fish. I had no idea they were that much money for each fish – who does such a thing? The story said they took a pump, so was it for their home pond? Crazy. We have koi fish at the Belle Isle Aquarium. I have not been there since 1973 when I did the 5K walk for March of Dimes. But each year they put them in indoor aquariums to overwinter them. So I don’t know how many they have, but every Fall they want volunteers to catch and scoop them out of the pond and bring them inside.