Japanese Goldfish Scooping Game - Kingyo Sukui 金魚すくい

Kingyo Sukui is the Japanese game of goldfish scooping where you can win a pet goldfish should you so desire.

The game goes back to the late Edo Period around the early 19th Century. You can always find kingyo sukui stalls at Japanese festivals and other events like hanami (cherry blossom viewing).

You have a bowl and small net scope which has very thin paper. The object is to scoop the goldfish into the bowl without breaking the paper. You can continue scooping up goldfish as long as the paper doesn't break - even if there is only a thin corner left.

Music by a friend of mine on an electronic keyboard recorded 10 years ago.

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[Mariainoregon]

Indeed you are wrong. What makes you think a Japanese person left 1 star? Do you have any evidence? It could be someone who is a fanatic environmentalist. It could be someone who is against everything Japanese. Don't make any hasty judgement unless you can provide some evidence. It doesn't sound like an intelligent argument to me.

[RoninDave]

@Mariainoregon what are you talking about? Anyway generally the only person who one-stars my vids is my stalker who has several accounts and who has been doing this almost 3 years now

[MrCle2009]

@RoninDave you have a stalker?is she hot?lol how is it to have one?

and if shes hot why dont you lay her just joking

[RoninDave]

@MrCle2009 nah, unfortunately it's some gaijin-hating gaijin dude who has a bizarre hateful creepy obsession with me. I'd prefer the other type of female persuasion. Dammit all to hell!

[xinjin75]

0:42 Is that legal?

[RoninDave]

@xinjin75 yeah not sure on that. Might not fly in an actual competition

[Exhalethepain]

Who keeps 1 starring these vids?

[6663000]

I believe it is a Japanese person who doesn't like foreigners.

I may be wrong though.

[MirtaWood]

And if you win ,you win a goldfish scared to death... :O( .mah....

[TheKelseyLeanne]

In American this would be considered animal abuse....... ^_^

[HollisterFor11]

Fred is back in the wild :D woo hoo!

[1CREATUREOFNIGHT1]

tell fread i said hello!

[callumm3060]

SAD

[starletshay]

ahahaha, you were going to eat FRED! LoL.

And yes...totally random that we both named our fish FRED.

I swear I didn't copy you! LoL. ^__^

[ZanujAdonis]

I bet this is fun... hehe

[WWalter0227]

nice vid. looks like a fun game.

[EeveelutionStorm]

I wish carnivals in America had this instead of those toss the ball into the bowl. Safer on the fishie.

[aika860]

You gotta have patience in this game...