Young Kaneko San

He always laughs when asked the price of high grade koi!

Kaneko San

The T-Shirt says it all!

Marusho Nisai kohaku

Bought as Tosai in spring 28cm now 49cm with thick beni (red to you and I)
Really beautiful!

Kaneko Shiro Utsuri

Superb white solid sumi loads of potential Nisai 49cm!

Nogyosai Grand Champion

In all the excitement forgot to post the Grand Champion!
Torazo Sanke 80cm Magnificent

Nogyosai 2007

Blogging in Japanese is not easy!
Second koi Marusho Gin Rin Showa but the other koi is nice!

Nogyosai 2007

Marusho completes the NND double with best in 60cm
Gin Rin Showa

2007 Nogyosai

Fujio Oomo wins best in 70cm with this great Showa

Sakai Nisai Kohaku

The second one,POA for both koi. Which would you choose?

Back at Sakai Isawa

5 Hour drive to reach Sakai Isawa. Toshio personally selected two Tategoi Nisai Kohaku for us to view 53cm.

Rinnoji Gaedens Nikko

Best Marusho Kohaku Nisai 59cm

Purchase by Jim Vaden to grow on for two years

Two magnificent Hiroi Gin Rin Goshiki

Only harvested today ,what stroke of good luck!

Ojiya Koi Museum Gardens

Always worth a visit

Matsuosuke Tategoi Tancho Showa

Bought and sold, magic

Fantastic Yamazaki Shusui

80cm Marusho Kohaku harvested yesterday

The Mother of Kohaku we are bring back!

Nisai Doitsu Showa Shinoda

Hiroi Nisai Gin Rin Showa

50cm Very High Grade POA

Oomo Nisai Showa 49cm

In at 28cm out at 49cm with lots to come!

Marusho 55cm Nisai Kohaku

The best and biggest of the harvest 33cm at tosai 55cm at Nisai
Great body and will be a big koi

Harvesting Marusho & Oomo Nisai

In spring we left 6 tosai to grow on 25-33cm in a pond with28 others

Marusho Nisai Sanke 47cm

Internet price £495

Oomo Nisai Showa 46cm

Internet price £475

Kaneko Tategoi Tancho Showa

Unique Koi!

Marushoo 47cm Nisai Kin Ki Utsuri

Magnificent

65cm with a body to die for

Oomo san will grow it in the mud pond one more year.

JIm Vaden,s Oomo Sansai Showa

Kobayashi San showing Nancy Vaded the newly harvested koi.

OOmo Showa

In October 2006 Jim vaden purchased through Your Koi Fujio Oomo,s No 1 Nisai Showa 53cm
In may 2007 it was released in to a mud pond 2500 tons with 13 other koi nisai and sansai.
On October 16th 2007 the pond was harvested, all koi were collected. The koi were all of superb
grade the largest koi regardless of age at 65cm was Jim,s Showa.
Pics tomorrow,be prepared to be impressed!

Yamamatsu Nisai Sanke 55cm

Sakai San will grow for one more year POA

Oomo Nisai Showa 46cm

Oomo Nisai Showa 46cm

Kaneko No 1 Nisai Kujaku

Bright, shiny unique pattern,fabulous koi.

Marusho Nisai Sanke 47cm

Yagenji Kikusui

Just perfect at a great price.the yagenji brothers well on form today!d

Oomo Super Jumbo Nisai Showa

Tomorrow the harvest.
Watch this space, prepare to be amazed!!!!

Gin Rin Showa

Hiroi Nisai Gin Rin Showa fabulous!

Back in Nagaoka!!!

View on a beautiful day from the top of Koguriyama

Back in Tokyo again!

View from 23rd floor Asakusa View Hotel
Nagaoka bound after breakfast

Our Pond

Marusho Tategoi Tosai Kohaku

At 9 months old in March it was 33cm At harvest it will be 50/53cm
Only available at this price up to harvest date!!

Back on line!!

After a number of problems during the summer we are ready to leave for Japan on
12th October .Keep up to date on the blog.
As a taster we have posted one of the 8 koi for dale growing on in Japan.
50cm Matsunoske Nisai Kohaku Harvest date 16th October Anticipated 57/60cm
All koi will be on the web site this week.