First Trip to Japan

[Russell Peters]

Why are there no pictures?

[koibooi]

1 - Koi Pond in Singapore Airport
2 - Spawning vats ready for next season
3 - Japanese hobbyist pond. He also owns a large mud pond
4 - The Dome at Hiroshima
5 - Takeda San from Yamatake Koi Farm
6 - Mr. Oomo from Oomo Koi Farm busy with harvest
7 - Kaneko Koi Farm
8 - Pond full of Kujaku from Kaneko Koi Farm
9 - Hiroi Koi Farm Greenhouse
10 - Kentaro Saika at Sakai Koi Farm

[JasPR]

Bababooi, Excellent report and you certainly covered some ground. But please, South African wine over 'real' California Chardonnay?? It causes me to question the entire report regarding it's veracity?! LOls JR

[smithvillemike]

thanks for letting us share your journey.

Mike

[MikeM]

Great read. ...Any more pics?

[jacovors]

Enjoyed reading about your adventure from a South African's point of view.
Thanks for posting

[dick benbow]

It was nice to read an adventure from a Koikichi from another part of the world. To say thank-you, doesn't seem enough for all the time and effort to journal your experiences and to allow us to come along. Sorry, we're all hung up on pictures! Was nice to see that my friend kentaro is looking well.

[Flounder]

Excellent report. Thank you for breaking up the writing into smaller paragraphs, makes reading alot easier.

So did you buy any koi? Can we see the pics?

[koibooi]

Fish bought on the trip:
1 - Gin Hi Utsuri (Shinoda - 50cm)
2 (a) - Shiro Utsuri (Kaneko - 40cm)
2 (b) - Kujaku (Kaneko - 40cm)
3 - Showa (Nishkigoi Nigata Direct - 46cm)
4 - 2 x Shusui's (61cm & 65cm)
5 - Gin Kohaku (Narita - 65cm)
(Poor photo but great Koi. Left in Japan to grow on)
6 (a) - Gin Kohaku (Yagenji - 40cm)
6 (b) - Kikusui (Yagenji - 40cm)
6 (c) - Gin Kohaku (Yagenji - 40cm)
7 - Showa / Sanke (Dainichi - 46cm)
(The debate about this koi is in a seperate thread so please not here)
8 - Box of 30 Kujaku babies from Kaneko (+- 12cm)

[MikeM]

Showa is nisai? ...interesting fish.