Tancho

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The Tanchō ( Japanese 丹 頂 literally: "red head", also the name of the Red-crowned crane ) is a cultivated form of the Nishikigoi carp ( called Koi ).

Tanchos have a red round spot ( Hi, 緋 “scarlet red”) on their head, which can also be oval, heart-shaped or diamond-shaped. The basic color is white; the hi is the only red area on her body. Tanchos are particularly popular outside of Japan. On the one hand, because non-Japanese assume that they have the white and red of the Japanese national flag , and on the other hand, because they look very similar to the national bird , the Red- crowned crane ( Grus japonensis ).

Further breakdown:

  • Tanchō Kōhaku - one of the most famous Kōhaku; single Hi (red) on the head (if this Hi, which is supposed to represent the Japanese flag, is circular, it is called Ippon-Kohaku )
  • Tanchō Sanke / Sanshuko - a single hi (red) on the head and black spots ( sumi , 墨 "ink") like a Shiro Bekko
  • Tanchō Shōwa - a single hi on the head and black spots (sumi) like a Shiro Utsuri

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