I am at the airport now, about to return to the UK. I finally decided to take the plunge and call Iitsuka-san (Matsue) and buy a very special Kohaku that he showed me a few days ago. She was 'Dream Koi' material, but they didn't want to sell her. I thought I would be clever and put a photo up from my phone, but have just realised that I don't have it on the phone! This concludes a fantastic trip... Thanks for reading. Photo now added... Mike.

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