Friday - The longest day
Today we were starting off at one of my favourite farms , Oofuchi ! Athough its a bit of a tri...
PLEASE NOTE WE WILL CLOSE AT 3PM TODAY ( Thursday 28th August ). OPEN AS USUSAL SATURDAY AND FRIDAY, PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE IF US IN THE SHOP, SO ONLY KOI IN THE SHOP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION OR VIEWING. 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. .
Thursday - Just three breeders ?
Sometimes i hear people complain , that when in Japan , they only v...
Weds 17th Another perfect day .
Its a long time since ive shared a car with another dealer . My last agent was told it was a c...
Odds and sods and thingamy bobs ...............
I dont think there has been a time , where my interest in non go sanke has been so high . Meta...
Monday 15th looking for the non go sanke
Last night , we finished very late , with a quick visit to chogoro koi farm , famed due to his...
Sunday 14th Into the unknown ...................
It may or not be common knowledge , but this trip is very different than other . This trip we ...
Saturday 13th October
As usual a 20 hour trip , of planes , trains and automobiles ...
Next trip to Japan
Two weeks today , i will return to the mountains , of the Niigata region in Japan . Ill be the...
Saturday : One visit and then off to Tokyo/koi from the south
Good start to the day , diddnt think i was buying much , news from the South...
Friday : Almost a perfect day
After visiting Yamamatsu yesterday , we were promised a hand selection of some very high grade...
Thursday : Breeders stocks are running low !
The main topic of conversation , among dealers in the hotel , is that most are stru...
Wednesday : Mad dogs and Englishmen
My original plan was to head down the South of Japan , to carry on the success of my visit the...
Tuesday : Tosai day , all day !
I think its fair to say , were not known for stocking a lot of tosai , but with...
Monday : Back to my roots
Once again , i had pretty much a fair nights sleep . 4-6 hours is not too bad at all , as thos...
Sunday : News from the South and Marusei
This morning , we were to have a late start , as its Sunday . So i walked down stairs for brea...
Satruday PM : Niigata bound
A few stops on the monorail , same on a local train , and i was soon at Tokyo station to catch...
Saturday AM : All Japan Koi Show .
As usual , i flew into Tokyo Haneda airport . This is great , as its close the the Ryutsu cent...
On my way
Its 7am , and im at the airport nice and early . In the next 24 hours i have to make an import...
Sunday North v South
Its now Sunday , and i have had a full day to catch up on all alot of the work i had to do , s...
Friday Taniguchi
This was to be my last buying day in the south , so a great place to visit was Taniguchi , i h...
Thursday Takigawa and Omosako
After a livley night out with Matsue , I awoke with what I thought was a hangover . I really...
Wednesday 25th Matsue koi farm
It was nice to awake before the alarm clock , with the Sun bea...
Tuesday 24th First day in Hiroshima .
As most of you know , im quite a restless sleeper when im in Japan . Th...
Monday On to Hiroshima
So today finds me leaving Tokyo , to go to the south on the bullet train . I decided ...