A koinobori is a large funnel kite or wind sock shaped like a carp fish. Celebrations using koinobori in Japan date back to as early as the 1600s, during the mid-Edo era.

Shukoh Ningyo, a manufacturer based in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, offers products designed for indoor display, such as a set with three mini koinobori 40 to 90 cm in length and a wind sock on a roughly ...

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Fifteen koinobori are on display in front of Joyce Mitsumori’s home in Hilo on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Mitsumori wanted to brighten spirits in her neighborhood to ...

Children view carp streamers, known as koinobori, at the Fudobashi of Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture in Japan, May 5, 2022. Japan marks its Children's day on May 5, on which families raise the ...

NUMAZU, Shizuoka -- Around 120 colorful carp streamers are flying in place in the spring breeze at this central Japan city's 40th annual Koinobori Fes ...

Koinobori Now! Installation by Reiko Sudo, Adrien Gardère and Seiichi Saito Art Tuesday 13 March 2018 ...