Watch: Clean Drains In This Japanese City Resemble An Aquarium With Fish In Them – News18

If you talk about developed countries in the world, Japan is surely making the list. From astounding skyscrapers, and advanced robotics to mind-blowing commute facilities like the bullet train, Japan has it all. The island country’s city is well-planned. Here is an impressive example to prove it. The drains in the cities are so well-maintained and clean that fish float in them. One such video of the tech-savvy country’s amazing drainage facility is being widely circulated on social media. The video shared on Instagram shows a camera being panned down into the drain, where numerous koi fish are seen roaming around in the drain, giving an impression of a huge water tank or aquarium. “The water in Japan is so clean that you could actually find koi fish swimming in the drains,” the caption of the video reads.

Social media users are impressed with the video and have reacted to it in the comments section. One of the users said, “A respectable society where kids are taught this value, at an early age, both at home and schools.” Another person added, “OMG, incredible! I have to use the filter in my house and they live in the drains instead, top!” A third user shared a conflicting view, citing it’s not a drain. He wrote: “I’m Japanese. This water is flowing for growing rice. That’s why it’s really clean. It’s not a drain.”

This city which has featured in the clip is reportedly Shimabara, located on Japan’s Kyushu island. The street’s gutters are so clean here, that they are now home to hundreds of koi carp. According to My Modern Net, the fish habitat in the drain is actually due to the volcanic activities of Mount Unzen that resulted in the 1972 earthquake and tsunami. The tragic natural disaster took the lives of 15,000 people but also triggered an abundance of freshwater springs. Clean water began to flow through the city’s drain channels. The authorities in 1978 decided to release colourful Koi fish into the 100-metre-long waterway. This fish is known to rely on an extremely high quality of water for survival, so it is a testament to the purity of the area’s water.