Koi no oyogu machi street — Attraction in Shimabara

We loved this street! It's not long but so worth it to go and see the fish swimming through the canals. The visitor information center has a pond where they keep the bigger koi fish and you can buy fish food to feed them there. They also have a footbath with natural spring water which is really nice and refreshing. Along the street are a couple stamps you can collect for the stamp rally they have. You'll receive a post card at the visitor center or if you go to the castle beforehand your entry ticket is a card to collect the stamps. Everyone we encountered were super friendly and spoke English besides...

I am very surprised that a long the way we can see Koi fish in the small river in the town. Even actually I visited there when it was raining, but still we can enjoy Koi.

Many people visited also just to enjoy and taking pictures of Koi fish in the town. It’s not only beautiful but also sign of clean water of the town.

It’s worth to visit anyway!! Since it’s open public places, you don’t need entrance...

The Carps and Kois are a welcomed sights. Unless you have some bread crumbs to feed, they usually hide underneath the pavement covers. They seem big and well fed than wild fishes in the drains. A detour sights if you on the way to the ferry crossing but not worth a dedicated...