Introduction of Japan - Character Lunch box 2

We posted a series of Character Lunch box photos during March 2012.
Here are some more photos of the Character Lunch box 

Nishikigoi

Nishikigoi is the Japanese term for the fish called “Colored carp”.

Nishikigoi (Colored carp) is the cultured variety of the normal carp fish for aquarium use.
It is highly popular in the foreign countries also, and is called as Koi, same as that of the Japanese language.
 

The cultivation of the colored carp was started in Niigata Prefecture, and in this region the black carp was kept for food, but the red colored carp was born by chance through mutation.
The red should have been strikingly rich for the farmers who are living in the snowy mountain village. They carefully set aside the red carp, multiplied it and created more vivid colored carp. It is a birth of the swimming gem and colored carp. The colored carp was not known much within Japan until the 1900's, but now nearly 80% of the turnover is exported to foreign countries, and has created fans all over the world.
 

The carp, that was the champion at the fair, rarely appeared in the market, and in case it appears in the market, it was not unusual to have the business of more than 10 million Japanese Yen (US$100,000) for 1 fish.
 

Precisely, it is a swimming gem.
 
A healthy colored carp is said to have a life span of 50~70 years
 

The record for the longest life span of carp confirmed in Japan, bred in the pond at Higashishirakawa village, at the Gifu Prefecture, was the “Hanako”, a red carp that is said to have born in the year 1751 and lived for 226 years

Kenmeri

KENMERI is the nickname of the skyline of C110 model, manufactured and sold during 1973~1977.

In that, the GT-R was installed with the same S20 model engine of the predecessor Hakosuka GT-R

Because the GT-R had an engine that could not clear the standard value of exhaust emission regulations approved in 1973 immediately after the sale, only 197 vehicles was manufactured in the 3 month period. Therefore, it is the valuable and most popular car that cannot be easily seen at present.

Though the predecessor Hakosuka GT-R was a car that was always winning at the circuit, the Kenmeri GT-R was a heavy car, and occasionally ran in the circuit.

The popularity was not due to the performance of the car, but due to the installation of the S20 model engine, less number of cars production, and the labeling of GT-R. I think this car is popular even now due to the above points.

Though it is often said as running Hakosuka and rare Kenmeri, I often see the Hakosuka GT-R, but have seen a very few Kenmeri GT-R.

Given the option, which car do you like to select? You can post that as a comment in this blog.

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