Friday - The longest day
Today we were starting off at one of my favourite farms , Oofuchi ! Athough its a bit of a tri...
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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 ...