Thanks
ust a quick thanks to all the comments and emails i have recieved while out in Japan .This has...
Next auction is on Sunday 22nd. PLEASE DO NOT BID UNLESS YOUR POND IS 13 DEGREES OR OVER. Over wintering available on some koi, if so it will be in the notes.
Monday PM :Iwashita , Tanaka and Yagenji
Some times things dont always go to plan , and it can be disheartening when you go to two grea...
Monday AM .First full day /Mos burgers RIP !
It is with great sadness , that i have to inform you of the demise of Mos burgers in Ojiya cit...
All arrived safely.......................
Arrived at Narita airport , Tokyo at 10am with four customers from Worthing section of the bkk...
Tuesday 18th part one
An early start today found as on the motorway heading for Sekiguchi , very famous for breeding...
Last day today
First stop today was our old friend Tanaka , this breeder is becoming very famous for gin rin ...
Saturday night - final thoughts...
Its 9pm , and im in my room at the hotel in Narita airpot fully fed and ready for sleep in pre...
Friday - Afternoon
Feeling that i was a bit short on good quality tosai , i was really pleased when Hoshino the k...
Friday - All good things come to those who wait !!
As this was the last day for our new friend from Holland Fresso , we were all hoping for a goo...
Thursday continued
The afternoon had me expecting to buy a lot of koi as we were off to Oofuchi , but when we got...
Thursday
Today we were off to a breeder just off the main road out of Ojiya called koda . I was looking...
Wednesday - The British are coming!
That will be the warning shout that goes around Niigata breeders for the next couple of days ,...
Wednesday continued - time for tosai
Our next appointment was at Maruhiro , just a quick visit to look at some of the tosai mixes a...
Tuesday - Back on the job!
Now ive had a good old moan we can get back to the good stuff . First appointment today was at...
Tuesday - Danger money !
As most of you know , im partial to a good old moan from time time to time (arnt most of us ) ...
Snow
Just to give an idea of the problems we will be having this week , here are some pictures of O...
Monday Day 3
This now being the third day in Japan , im getting real twitchy to bowl some koi , so i was ge...
Monday Continued
After lunch we visited the tosai house of Marudo , we were invited into his tatgoi house and w...
All Japan Show kokugyo Winners
Thought id mention some of the winners of best in size . Best 15cm , a cracking lttle tancho s...
All Japan Show continued
These next photos show the sort of koi that were over looked in the major awards but would sti...
All Japan Show
Arrived yesterday in Tokyo early afternoon , but by the time we were booked into the hotel eve...
Home , safe and sound
After a 30 min taxi drive , 3 hoiur train journey , 12 hour flight , hour and a half coach jou...
Going home........
As i write this its 4.45 am and im packed and ready to go home . This was another fantastic tr...
Winding down................
Today was our last day and it wasnt to disapoint at all ! We started at Hosakai in Ojiya , thi...