Saturday 26th Omosako
We wanted to go to Omosako first thing today , but he was out harvesting until lunch time .Thi...
PLEASE NOTE, WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE WHOLE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS NORMAL. ON FRIDAY WE ARE OPEN, BUT ONLY KOI THAT ARE IN THE SHOP CAN BE COLLECTED. SALE SALE SALE NOW 1/3 OF ALL KOI EXCEPT THOSE IN JAPAN 2025. FOR ONLINE KOI SALES THE CODE IS DGU2SJE2. All koi are now out of quarantine, and koi in the Annex and Forge can also be seen, We are reducing live stock levels, as we need to take the pressure of Sue and myself. .
Friday the 27th Takigawa .
Today we started off at Momotaro koi farm . Our aim was to do exactly the...
Thursday 24th Matsue
The night before i was walking with our agent , and he told me i was driving with ...
Weds 23rd Isawa on then down South !
Hearty breakfast, and then off to Sakuma koi farm . This farm i...
Tuesday 22nd October Onwards to Isawa
Today was our last day in Niigata , before we...
Monday Busy busy busy .
Woke up a little bit groggy today ,...
Sunday 20th Maruhiro
Today is the of the Nagaoka koi show so we based the day around it ,...
Saturday 19th New and old breeders revisited .
Today we visited a new breeder on the way to koide , and found tw...
Friday 18th Great day . Goshiki galore .............
Good evening and welcome to the short version of the bl...
Day three .Thursday 17th . The longest day !
Over the years , i have spent many hours writing the blogs , and hope you have ...
Day two , Weds 16th . Its getting hectic already !
Today , we arrived at Oofuchi a little early , and was horrified to find ...
Day one , arrived at last .
I thought id not start the blog , with the almost compulsory p...
Next Japan trip October 2019
On the 14th of October , i return to Japan for my next buying trip . This time we are visiting...
Tuesday - Sakauma farm visit .
Early start today , breakfast at 6.45 , and out the hotel by 7.20 , and on the t...
Last day in Niigata , but Isawa calling ......
Today was to be our last day , we the...
Ive probably had better days , but i cant remember one at the moment ........
First stop today , Shinoda koi farm . I heard he was totally sold out ,...
Saturday
After yesterdays almost heat exhaustion , I was horrified to find temperature was 24 degrees a...
Best laid plans part two . Pm Friday
i can tell the last time I spilt the blog into two parts , last night I was truly exhausted ...
All best laid plans ................AM Friday
Followers of my blog , know that I always have some sort of game plan , when I come to Japan...
Arrrived in the mountains
I never sleep on the plane much , today was no exception . Large am...
And were off ............
Good morning to you all . I am now airside waiting to board my plane . Iv...
Maruhiro harvest
Last friday , we went to the farm , very late , to see our koi come in from the mud pond . 22 ...
Isawa calling .
Today we packed our bags , and checked out of the hotel , and walked to the train sta...
Saturday -Last day in Niigata.
Today was going to be a little tricky ,as it is the Nagaoka koi show , so a lot of breeders ...