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Situated on the main city road of Kabe, Hiroshima, Takeda Koi Farm is one of the mainstay bloodlines behind Showa, as we know them today. Unfortunately, Takeda-san passed away in Autumn 2007. He was one of my mentors, and someone of whom, I had the absolute utmost of respect! He knew the history of just about every Koi Farm in Japan, and was just a mind of information and knowledge to a level that was hard to comprehend. |
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Takeda-san's office has a glass floor, through which you can look down into a pond which is used for over-wintering a handful of Jumbo Koi. |
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The main fish house at Takeda Koi Farm. |
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The fish house adjacent to the office. |
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These outside ponds are home to many 'retired' Koi. |
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Takeda-san's home and garden pond. |
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Takeda-san's home. The wall surrounding his house is laid in hand carved stone, and dry laid. |
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The late Takeda-san's family grave, where he himself is now buried, adjacent to his house. |
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This is the fish house at Ya-san's, home, just around the corner. He is the Newphew of Takeda-san and a breeder in his own right. He has now taken over Takeda Koi Farm, and is keeping things running. |
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Another view of Ya-san's fish house. |