Today, The 50th Niigata Nishikigoi Show is taking place. This Showa is the Grand Champion of this year. We finally achieved the Grand Champion that we dreamed of.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Holly cow ! 3sai Showa, 72cm
Wonderful Yagozen Koromo
2sai Koromo
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Here is the Koromo which won the All Japan Sakura prize this year and the first prize of the variety division in All Japan Wakagoi Show last spring. The Ai seems to have bettered this time, Shiroji is still exellent, and it extends the size by 10cm long. Hope it’ll do well in upcoming Koi shows.
Before After Series 4
Today’s Before and After piece is 49cm Showa Sanke. This Showa has a good structure and gain inky black Sumi against its Shiroji. It seems that the Sumi on its head is still grey. It depends on the Nishikigoi but I suppose the head Sumi will get thicker. Probably, this Showa is goin to do well in three or four years.
Before After Series 3
Before After Series 2
Before After Series 1
THIS IS THE TATEGOI
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Today I would like to introduce a female Showa Sanke Nisai of 53cm. It has a bright red like a fluorescent color. The beautiful grey marks underlaying which is a good sign. It is very interesting to watch how its Sumi emerges on its surface. This is a good example of Tategoi.
Very satisfied with result of our biggest mud pond which is 8,000m2
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Today, we harvested the Hattan pond, which is the biggest of all. These Kois have developed ample bodies. The biggest one became around 95cm. And even the smaller ones have quite good body shapes. It was a rich harvest. I feel the pond has become quite crowdy now. I am happy with this excellent result despite of the hot weather in this years summer…
Everyday harvest. 2sai Showa
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This Koi which I am introducing today, is also a Showa Nisai of 57cm. It is a newly harvested Nishikigoi. So its Shiroji is not clear yet but it will turn out to be better within the upcoming winter. This is a Showa with unique patterns on it. On one side of its body you find the black patterns and on the other side you find the red patterns. In this way, the balance makes its look interesting. Its Motoguro is also very good, so we have good expectations for its Sumi. And certainly we hope this Nisai will have a happy future. Do expect it to have good changes in its quality, as it is too young now…