On our way home!

We had a very pleasant night at the Holiday Inn Narita and in a couple of hours fly home.
With the pound at a record low I dread paying for my shipping but the Koi will arrive 5th November. This was a trip of lovely weather and great koi and we look forward to 17th March 2009 when we will return,why don't you join us!?

On our way home!

A Quick Tour of Kofu

Zennoji Temple

Misty view of

Mount Fuji

Kofu Town Centre

New Girl

The Sakai Team is now joined by Amii the new wife of Toshiyuki son of Toshio,pictured here at

a Chinese dinner they kindly hosted for our party

Last day in Isawa

Nancy in her"kasa"a gift from Mrs Hiroi inscribed by Miwa.

Jumbo koi feeding.

Searching for a special breeder Kohaku.

It is special, it takes all the Sakai staff to catch it! Fantastic high grade Male.

How can we choose the images from the first day at Sakai in Isawa.

Jim,s Sanke and Yamabuki.

Ronnie,s huge Sanke and Alan,s Nisai Kohaku

very high grade!Toshio and Miwa and Toshi his son unloading koi.

My Sansai kohaku and a future parent Showa for Mat.

How to salt your pond big style!!

Next day the low cloud came down on the top of the mountain over 2000 metres up!

Lower down the views were fantastic especially the Reflecting Pond.

Shiga Kogen

We arrived in Yudanaka and visited Jigokudani the Snow Monkey Onsen.

The trees up the mountain were really beautiful.

Leaving Niigata

Last day at Yamamatsu unloading Jumbo Nisai,

Alan,s Fantastic Gin Rin Sanke grown this year at Hiroi and Nancy with Mrs Hiroi.

We will be back in Spring!!!!

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Izumiya Ryokan

Izumiya Ryokan is situated in Yomogihira 。

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Yourkoi Oomo Harvest

Yours truly in my element harvesting 30 koi including 9 of mine andmy customers.

The best day of the trip always.

Show Day

Today the Nagaoka Show and th Koguriyama Show was held.

See grand Champions from both.

Also some of my choices

Fantastic Harvest Day

1. Kaneko Tancho Showa now Sansai 47cm last year now 59cm great body and the best white skin you have ever seen.It is staying in Japan another year to grow to65cm!?! POA

2.Matsunosuke Sansai Sanke was 28cm in Spring concrete grown now 55cm. Mr Sakai says very high grade and will grow on another year.Female and will be tategoi for many years.POA

3.Jim,s Yamamatsu Gin Rin Kohaku 58cm last October now 65cm on its way to Jumbo. One more year in Japan. The white is stunning and the Gin Rin really thick.

What a great day!!!

NND Champion Pond Harvest

Jim And Nancy Vaden,s Showa bred by Oomo supplied by Your koi in 2006 at 53cm was harvested today at 73cm! If it stays another year could it reach 80cm?