Because of its quality and body, everybody would like to have at least one nice Koi from Dainichi.

Futoshi Mano, who has taken over the great assets (parents Koi) from his fatehr, the late Mano, works hard to produce higher quality Nishikigoi.

The article on Dainichi Koi Farm can be found at KOI USA (Nov/Dec 2000) or at

http://www.japankoionline.com/info/info_01_03.htm

The Sensuke Kohaku and Tomoin Kohaku both originated from Genjiro Koi Farm. Mr. Takashi Kobayashi, the present owner, is a fourth generation breeder. His great grandfather, the founder of Genjiro Koi Farm, bred excellent Koi. These Koi were the ancestors that contributed to the production of Tomoin and Sensuke. Genjiro Kohaku, in this regard, is recognized as one of the origin of the Kohaku bloodline.

In Taisho Sanke production as well, Genjiro Koi Farm owns a pure “Sadazo Sanke” which has produced many generations of Koi during the 36 years the Kobayashi Family has owned it. Sadazo Sanke is one of three famous Sanke bloodlines along with Jinbei and Torazo. It is most likely that Genjiro is the only breeder that uses the pure blood of Sadazo Sanke as its parent. It is due to the purity of this bloodline, that the Sumi and Hi quality are both first class.

Takashi also acquired a number of quality Hikarimono parents from his father (Hirokichi) and breeds the Hikarimono varieties of Kujyaku and Matsuba. As a matter of fact, Hirokichi, Takashi’s father was responsible for the stabilizing of Yamabuki Ogon.

He works earnestly just like a hermit. When Mr. Hirasawa's Koi becomes 4 or more years old, they will turn into a beautiful one. His Koi have won high-rank prizes in the most competitive Koi shows. Since they are as beautiful Koi, they are popular among Koi fans in Japan. Mr. Hirasawa mainly breeds Kohaku and Sanke. In addition, he also breeds some different unique varieties.

Mr. Hirasawa breeds mainly Showa, Goshiki, Ginrin, Hikari Mono and Utsuri Mono. Hi Utsuri is his specialty.

The article on Hoshikin Koi Farm is on KOIUSA (September/October 2001,Page 24) Or please visit http://www.japankoionline.com/info/info_01_02.htm

He breeds Kohaku, Taisho Sanke, Ginrin Showa, Kujyaku etc. at his farm. What we need to emphasize here is that he keeps and breeds the bloodline of Gin Matsuba. Gin Matsuba is a very important variety as we can know that Kujyaku was developed based on this variety. Hoshiyone Koi Farm keeps this bloodline generation by generation.

There are 2-3 breeders who produce Gin Matsuba. But their parents are all from this Koi farm.

In 2001, he produced �gKokuryu�h by mixing Doitsu Gin Matsuba with Kikokuryu and he is getting a lot of attention because of this creation.

Kokuryu is still a new variety and even in Japan, not many people have a chance to look at it. Very rare variety.

The current president is Mr. Takeo Hoshiyone. His father, Mr. Yoneichi Hoshiyone was a very famous breeder in Niigata. When Mr. Takeo Hoshiyone took over the presidency, this farm starts breeding more varieties including Kokuryu. This is a future promising Koi farm.

In addition to Asagi, he breeds Taisho Sanke, Kohaku, Chagoi etc...

Because of his sincere attitude to Koi breeding, his farm is popular not only among Japanese dealers but also among foreign dealers.

In harvesting season from October to November, he has many quality Koi in stock and is a MUST place to visit.

Mr. Shoichi Hosokai and his son, Masaru Hosokai work hard to supply quality Nishikigoi to us.

The article on Kin Kikokuryu of Igarashi Koi Farm is on KOIUSA (November/December 2001,Page 36)

Mr. Ikarashi breeds, mainly, Kohaku, Sanke and Showa Koi. His Koi won Grand champion at Nogyosai (All Niigata Koi Show) where all the breeders enter to compete in Niigata.

He says. "I want to breed promising Koi that have wonderful characteristic". He has definitely lived up to his word.

The article on Isa Koi Farm is on KOIUSA (Jan./Feb. 2001,Page 53)

Mr. Tadashi Iwashita put the Ginrin and Asagi together for the first time in 1999. He was praised for this wonderful achievement and in addition he enjoys the challenges to always make new a variety.

When you go to his farm at Iwamagi of Ojiya city, you would be overwhelmed his stock of jumbo Koi more than 33 in. at length. Ogon is the one that makes him more famous because his Ogon has a beautiful Fukurin (net pattern) when it grows.

Congratulations for winning the Grand champion at All Niigata Koi Show! Please look at his outstanding champion Kohaku.

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The farm is founded about 70 years ago. It was 1957-1958 when Jimbei Sanke appeared in Koi world.

The characteristic of Jimbei Sanke is the pursuit of Sumi quality. The Sumi is lacquer. Its powerful and shinny Sumi is a model of Sanke. Another characteristic is to keep the blood 100% pure without mixing with any other bloodlines in order to improve the quality.

Mushigame is a section where the worldwide known �gMatsunosuke.�h He does not breed as many as Matsunosuke, but he breeds very decent quality Koi and receives quite a high reputation among Japanese Koi dealers.

There is a Koi breeder club called �gRinyu club�h in this Mushigame area. They cooperate to study Koi in the club. Mr. Kanno is one of the leaders in the Koi club.

He breeds various kinds of Koi, but his Showa, Taisho Sanke, Shiro Utsuri are good.

Among Koi which Kansuke breeds, Kohaku is the most famous variety. His Kohaku has won a grand champion in All Japan Nishikigoi Show. The title proves the excellence of his Kohaku.

Hi quality of Kansuke Kohaku is superior to that of all other bloodline Koi. Growing big is another characteristic of this bloodline. The pattern and quality of Koi are very important in Koi. But large body conformation is more important because if the body is more than 80 cm (32 in.), it has more chances to win grand champions. Kohaku of Kansuke has the quality of big growth. All of the Koi hobbyists who want to win champions are willing to get Kohaku of Kansuke.

His famous Kohaku

Nickname: Scarlet

Grand champion of the 30th ZNA All Japan Nishikigoi Show

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Mr. Seiji Hiroi at Kokugyokan is a regular winner at this Koi show every year. He has won grand champions several times in the past. He is now recognized as one of the top eye holders on Koi in Niigata.

Mr. Hoshino is especially known for his quality Kohaku. His Koi won many top awards in recent Koi shows: Grand champion at the 16th All Japan Combined Young Nishikigoi Show, 2 �gKokugyo (Best in size)�h prizes at 17th All Japan Combined Young Nishikigoi Show, Jumbo champion at 28th Chiba District Nishikigoi Koi Show.

Grand champion picture of the 16th All Japan Combined Young Nishikigoi Show

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After establishing the famous �gMaruboshi Kohaku�h brand, they are working hard to improve their bloodline by challenging to mix other bloods like Sensuke.

We strongly recommend this highly established quality Kohaku.

Right now, at Shigeo Tanaka�fs generation, he breeds Showa, Taisho Sanshoku, Kohaku, Aigoromo etc.. These days, he breeds high quality Showa and Ai goromo.

Having his son, Shigeyoshi, Marujyu Koi Farm is active in Koi breeding more than ever.

His current interest is to develop an excellent Kin Showa.

It is hard to produce very good Kin Showa. There seems to be no breeder who exceeds him on Kin Showa breeding for the moment.

Mushigame is a famous area for Kohaku and Taisho Sanke. Matsunosuke is also one of the breeders in this area. Being at this location, Mr. Nagashima has made himself different and original from other breeders by focusing on quality Shiro Utsuri, Showa and Ginrin Showa.

His has 2 pairs of Shiro Utsuri parents. One of the female parents was honored �gKokugyo (Best in Size)�h prize in 1990.

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Enjoy his quality selections of Koi.

Nishikigoi is a kind of art that has patterns on �glive fish.�h And breeders who produce Nishikigoi are nothing but artists. In order to breed the artwork of Nishikigoi, they need artistic talent, efforts etc... With any great talent, it is still indispensable to learn what Nishikigoi is as a living creature from the basis. They need to learn the basis from good teachers and seniors.

Mr. Hisato Nogami learnt the Koi from the late Minoru Mano, the founder of Dainichi Koi Farm who made the great contribution to Koi world. Study for 3-5 years would be enough to learn how to breed. But it is not possible at all to learn �gNishikigoi as an artwork.�h Mr. Nogami, surprisingly, learnt Koi from one of the best masters for �g16 years!�h Mr. Nogami adds his own sense of beauty to Koi, following the beauty of Dainichi.

Enjoy artworks of Mr. Nogami.

Grand champion in 2000

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Grand champion in 2001

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Since the company was founded in 1932, they have produced Nishikigoi for more than 70 years. He breeds Kohaku, Sanke, Showa, Goshiki and Aigoromo. Above all, Aigoromo is very popular to Koi hobbyists in recent years. Because not only is its pattern good, but also Ai (indigo blue) is beautiful, Aigoromo of Sakazume win more at Koi shows.

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The beauty lies in its truely red Hi pattern as in Kohaku. Please look at the picture. After removing all the Sumi, even Kohaku pattern only is as good as Kokugyo (Best in size) class at All Japan Koi Show. In addition to it, the Sumi quality is a top quality. Unlike Sumi of other Showa, Sumi appear as "Solid" pattern on his Showa.(more->)

Setting the goal of making "Showa with bright red Hi and super top quality Sumi," he crossed a female Showa from Izumiya and a male Showa from Kanezo in 1985. Since then, he devoted his life into the study of Showa and finally completed the matured champion at All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show.

Because of the samll production rate, his Showa has been very limited to soem of the hobbyists even in Japan. Now, Japan Koi Online, Inc. introduce you the valuable Sekiguchi Showa to hobbyists in the United States.

Please look at his Shiro Utsuri. He is also called �gKajigane.�h He is introduced in KOI USA magazine Volume 26 (July/August 2001)

Grand Champion Ginrin Showa

It now acts as a parent to preserve and improve the quality bloodline

Shinoda Koi Farm is also known as USHIZO. He is a very famous breeder even abroad.

Shinoda Koi Farm is also known as Hansuke. His Kohaku is called Hansuke Kohaku and one of the established brand of Kohaku in Japan. Hansuke Kohaku was first bred by Mr. Seitaro Shinoda, father of Toshio. His Kohaku is characterized by its snow white ground. Because skin is very white, Hi pattern stands out very clearly. As a whole, Koi looks more beautiful and attractive.

In addition, Mr. Toshio Shinoda sets his goal to breed a jumbo Koi. In other words, he challenges to breed grand champion Kohaku of All Japan Nishikigoi Show.

He also breeds Taisho Sanke, Showa mainly and other varieties additionally..

He has established the name of "Seijyuro Showa," a representative brand of Showa since his father started Koi breeding about 53 years ago. Seijyuro is now definitely a top Showa breeder in Niigata.

His breeding area is huge. about 32.5 acres. He makes the best efforts to improve Showa.

The reason lies in nothing but its clay quality of the area. Takahashi Koi Farm is located at Kita Uonuma county of Niigata. Kita Uonuma county has a very suitable clay for Showa breeding. While that of Yamakoshi area in Ojiya is clayey, that of Kita Uonuma country contains sands in it. Because of the clay quality, Mr. Takahashi breeds mainly Showa.

In addition, Uonuma county used to have many silk factories, Koi breeding industry that uses many silkworm pupae from the factories developed.

His Showa is characterized in good pattern and also by that the Hi is red and bright.

He breeds 40,000 + Showa out of 10 pairs every year and sells all over the country.

His Koi is popular especially among Japanese dealers who wins many good awards at Koi shows.

Mr. Takano completed the breeding of the mysterious and “hard to achieve” purple coloring of Budo Koromo. His Budo Koromo maintains its beautiful purple appearance, which has made it extremely popular. An important characteristic of the underground color is that the Hi is not revealed. Usually, Aigoromo shows its Hi color very clearly, but Mr. Takano’s Budo Koromo have Hi and Ai colors blended so smoothly that it creates this extraordinary purple color. Another nice characteristic we see is the unique whiteness of the skin—this makes a wonderful contrast for the purple color.

The Budo Koromo variety is really hard to come by because there are so few breeders involved in the production of it. We are happy to have the opportunity of bringing quality Budo Koromo from Mr. Takano and Mr. Tanaka, Marujyu Koi Farm to our customers. This desirable variety is difficult to obtain.

Even though he is 70 years old, He works very hard to produce Koi every day.He works very vigorously like a 30 year-old young man.

He breeds 70,000 Koi every year, and most of them is exported abroad. His Midorigoi and Hariwake are quite popular among foreign hobbyists.Long fin platinum that he started to breed last year (2002) is also getting popular.Because his Koi is of high quality, his Koi receives high evaluation.

Niigata, Japan is known worldwide as the origin of Nishikigoi. About 40 years ago, there were more than 6000 breeders. Currently, however, there are only 200.

Excellent breeders are probably about 50 out of the 200. 6000 breeders has been weeded out to 200 and now 50. This severe fact derives from the nature of Nishikigoi being an �gart.�h

If one were not able to breed �gbeautiful Nishikigoi recognized by everybody,�h that one is automatically forced to go out of business. Nishikigoi world is a very high competition world.

Mr. Kiichi Hoshino at Teradomari Koi Farm has been in this fierce Koi breeding business for 30 years. Passing through many trials and errors, he has established �gTERADOMARI�h brand with Ginrin Kohaku.

In Japan, there is All Japan Koi Show. Winning �gBest in Variety�h prize is one of the big goals for breeders and at the same time it is the best way to have the breeder�fs brand recognized.

Mr. Hoshino challenged �gBest in Variety�h with Ginrin Kohaku and successfully won the prize.

His Koi achieved �gBest in Variety�h at All Japan Koi Show many times and made his recognition immovable.

He is a Japanese representing breeder of Ginrin Kohaku.

One of his representative works.

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Uonuma Koi Farm is one of those rare breeders of excellence! However, because he is very selective in breeding his Koi, it is difficult to obtain his Koi whenever you want them.

He says "it is not necessarily true that I can get good parents if I pay good money, but it is true that if I do not spend enough money for parents, I can not breed super top quality Nishikigoi." He also says, "I always try to keep and raise fewer number of fries in a mud pond, instead of keeping and raising many fries in a mud pond. And I will select 2 year-old Tategoi (potential Koi) out of them based on my sense of beauty."

His policy really polishes the quality of Koi. I believe you can enjoy the quality of Torazo.

Platinum is a very sensitive variety and more difficult variety to breed than the others. But he breeds Platinum vigorously every year. He culls three times during the summer time to select 6,000 out of 100,000. It is quite amazing that the culling is as strict as the other varieties even in Platinum.

Especially, in 1994, Matsunosuke Sanke whose nickname is “Himiko” won Grand champion at All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show. Also, in 1995, his other Sanke won Grand champion at the show. The great achievements made “Matsunosuke” the immovable brand in Koi.

He also won Grand champion at the same Koi show with Kohaku.

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The characteristic of this bloodline is the growth. They grow over 32 in. easily. Grand champion will be picked out of Koi over 32 in. So it is an absolute condition to be Grand champion that Koi comes from bloodlines that can grow over 32 in. Also, Koi must not only grow large but also become beautiful.

We are proud that we introduce Matsunosuke at our auction.

Another quality breed is probably a Midorigoi. Because Midorigoi is mainly Doitsu (scale less), it is hard to get good scalations on the back. His Midorigoi has good scalations and the color is excellent.

Goshiki is also interesting. His Goshiki has its Hi stronger as it grows though it is very week at the age of 1.

Now, Yamasan Koi Farm is more famous for Doitsu Hariwake than Platinum. Doitsu Hariwake of Yamasan has skin which shines in platinum-color. And the pattern of the bright yellow like a Japanese globe flower on the skin becomes very beautiful. Accordingly this Koi can win a prize at a Koi show