There is a type of carnival game found in some Japanese festivals where the vendor has a huge tub of small fish and a bunch of little wire nets with paper as the netting. People can come by the vending shop, pay yen for a little net, kneel down before the big tub, and try to catch the fish. If they are successful, they get to take the fish home in a clear plastic bag.
What type of Japanese festival is this game found in? What is this game called? What type of fish are used?
If you can give my *any* information or a website containing information on this subject, I’d greatly appreciate it!!
3 Responses to “Type Of Japanese Festival That Involves Fishing From A Tub Of Fish?”
The game is called kingyo sukui. “Kingyo” means goldfish. Here’s a photo: http://www.quirkyjapan.or.tv/album/Child…
lol…sushi matusuri?
i think the naked guy festival is funnier! (hadaka matsuri!)
It is “Kingyo-tsuri” or “Kingyo-sukui”, literally means “goldfish-fishing” and “goldfish-scooping”. You can find Kingyo-sukui in almost every local festival in summer because it is very very popular and common in Japan. Even National Championship of Kingyo-sukui is held in summer. Colorful goldfishes are the most popular type, but killifishes and small green turtles are also used for same purpose.
imagehttp://images.google.co.jp/images?q=%E9%…
flash gamehttp://portal.nifty.com/furoku/0802_game…