On the morning of the 15th, I hit the road and headed to Okawa. This journey took some 7 1/2 hours! It was worth it though! This Koi is one we bought and sold as Nisai. The second picture (on the right) is the same Koi, but now Yonsai (4 yr) and some 73cm long. Stunning!
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I bought the koi below as Nisai from Okawa, but didn't manage to sell her until she was Sansai. On the right you can see the same Koi, but she is now Yonsai, and 76cm! She will now be coming home to her owners pond, who has wonderful keeping skills, so I hope that you will see her again in the near future!
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Koi like this one don't happen every year, more like once every few years! This is Okawa's Kashira, and 52cm, bred from 'Honmei' which happens to be the same parent as the one that is now 76cm in the picture above. This Koi is absolutely breathtaking! She is now a 'Yume Koi'.
This is the number 2 Nisai at Okawa overall, and the best from 'Misaki' (same parent as 73cm Yonsai already pictured), and is also now a 'Yume Koi'. I have extremely high hopes for this Koi in the future!
Meet Yuji & Yoneichi Tanaka, the two brothers that run Okawa Koi Farm. This is a very established farm, and home of 'Okawa Sensuke'. Nagoshi-san did his apprenticeship here many years ago, and it is a little known fact, that Okawa won Grand Champion at the first ever 'Wakagoi Show' (All Japan Young Koi Show).
