Japanese Koi Links

Rare snakes stolen from pet shop in Henlow

RESIDENTS are being asked to keep their eyes open after two rare snakes were stolen from The Japanese Koi Company.

Pizarro: San Jose celebrating return of koi to the Japanese Friendship Garden

The festivities surrounding the exotic fish, wiped out by a virus in 2009, will be part of a celebration of San Jose's sister-city relationship with Okayama, Japan, on Friday

Fish shtick: Judge scrutinizes koi

Garry Chin of Sacramento will be judging koi at the Shasta Koi & Water Club's koi show in Redding. He looks for fish with good form, nice scales, vibrant colors and a powerful presence.

Koi Sushi & Thai a welcome bite of Asian flavor in Melrose

In Japan, the koi fish symbolizes a range of benevolent qualities: its energy and long lifespan denoting perseverance and prosperity, its myriad colorations representing love and luck.

An Asian-inspired garden makes a backyard a true retreat

A graceful waterfall splashes into a cool pond stocked with silver and orange koi. Stone lanterns light a winding path to a charming teahouse through a fantasy forest of trees trimmed to resemble puffy clouds, mimicking their bonsai brethren.