Shimanto River



About 500 carp streamers are flying over the Shimanto River in Kochi Prefecture, ahead of Children's Day on May 5th. On Sunday, local residents fixed the streamers onto two wires that extend over the river, as they do every year. Japanese families observe the tradition of raising the streamers, known as koinobori, to pray that their children will grow up healthy and strong. The streamers can be seen across Japan from April until around early May.

Shimato River is Japan's last large river with no dams. It is often said that Japan is a country with no natural resources. That is not true when it comes to water - perhaps the most important of all resources for living. Japan's terrain is mountainous for the most part, and the proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its perilous weather means the entire country gets abundant rain as well.

Photos from Shimanto-City Association of Sightseeing
and blogger Rouge Lucifer

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