Koiya

In Japan, this item is essential for celebrations. We Japanese use a special envelope called shugi bukuro when giving money as a gift.

A whole real koinobori windsock is used as a part of the design for this shugi bukuro.

There is an ancient legend stating that carps who can overcome adversities become dragons.

The harder the wind blows, the stronger the koinobori swims. The belief koinobori symbolizes strength and success originated here.

The traditional set of koinobori usually have three (black, red and blue ones) or more windsocks. The black one represents the father, the red one represents the mother and the blue one represents the children. That's why koinobori can be considered a symbol of family ties.