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The Man who Flies with the Fishes

make.pingmag.jp — May 5 is Children’s Day in Japan, a national holiday. In the weeks leading up to this day, large flags shaped like carp called koi nobori begin to appear, hanging from city apartment balconies, flying atop poles in farmhouse gardens, and strung in long lines across country rivers.

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  • CitizenSweeps, on 04/30/2008, -0/+8"Only the carp that can swim up the Yellow River can become dragons."
    Holy crap Magikarp makes so much sense now.
  • arcticblue, on 04/30/2008, -0/+7I haven't read the article yet, but I live in Japan and these flags are everywhere. Some of them have really interesting designs and I've even seen one that had some Dragonball Z characters on it! Children's day is just part of a string of holidays that make up Golden Week. It's Japan's version of Spring Break and everyone flocks to Okinawa (where I live) to go to the beach and enjoy the warm weather. Traffic really sucks this time of year.

    Now off to read the article :P
  • aladrin, on 04/30/2008, -0/+4Not when you're talking about multiple kinds of fish.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fish&x=0& ...
    (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) fish·es

    So yeah, I guess you were right about 1 thing: It was a tricky one.
  • doctechnical, on 04/30/2008, -0/+4And when this gentleman passes away, we can say "So long, and thanks for all the fish".
  • aladrin, on 04/30/2008, -1/+4Good on him for seeing the problem and how to not only fix it, but thrive afterwards. I like hearing stories of people who succeed by their own skill, instead of by cheating the system.
  • slvrbullet87, on 04/30/2008, -0/+3This takes place in Japan not North Jersey
  • tensaibaka, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2Right before Golden Week in Japan is the best time to go to the outskirts and see the houses with the really big koi nobori flying outside. If you get really enthusiastic people, they'll have lots of different colors flying that just looks awesome.
  • pumavan, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2im in the ocean swimmin' with the pigeons
  • nshady, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2This is a tricky one. It's actually 'fish' in plural form as well. Crazy, eh?
  • bonkeykong, on 04/30/2008, -0/+2"I'm probably in the sky flying with the fishes, or maybe in the ocean swimming with the pigeons"
    - Lil' Wayne, Da Drought 3
  • roosterjack, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Its quite a skill to fly those fishes. But I think those are kites and not flags as what is written in the article.
  • nshady, on 06/02/2008, -0/+1I appreciate the heads up.
  • arcticblue, on 04/30/2008, -1/+2Just read the article. Very interesting! I had no idea about the origin and meaning of the fish flag. Dugg.
  • zadadka, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Only in English.
  • jayrok, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I suggest combining holidays with Cinco de Mayo - fill those koi with candy!
  • Celeron, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Michael Jackson should move to Japan.
  • peterinjapan, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1In case you want to know about Golden Week:
    http://www.peterpayne.net/2008/04/history-of-golde ...
  • quamb, on 04/30/2008, -0/+1Thanks for the great interview / article! Really inspiring. And refreshing to find something like this linked on digg!
  • Procure, on 04/30/2008, -1/+1As opposed to the man who sleeps with the fishes?
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  • mijelh, on 04/30/2008, -1/+0congrats?
  • matschig, on 04/30/2008, -1/+0I slept with a fish once

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