Today, we went to Okawa Koi Farm. Darren got lucky, and has purchased a number of Jumbo Tosai. Unfortunately, for me this time, it is difficult to obtain the level of Koi I am looking for, as due to Asian demand, it seems to be the same story everywhere, that masses of Koi have been bought and sent to other Asian countries. I haven't given up hope yet though... two other breeders are going to let me have some of their Tategoi. It could be the case though that this year we will be short of high-level Jumbo Tosai?
In the pics below... the Okawa brothers do business in style! No messing around, just jump straight in the pond, and harvest it! Yoneichi-san is selecting fish out for Darren to choose from. Looking on of course, is Darren, with Nagoshi-san next to him in the first pic. Nagoshi-san is from Toyama prefecture. He did his apprenticeship at Okawa Koi Farm many years ago. Will update this later...
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