“Modern Nishikigoi” (Book)

“Modern Nishikigoi” (Book)

Modern Nishikigoi Modern Nishikigoi is a book published on 1986 by Dr Takeo Kuroki, which has been out of print for a long time. Since it is a first book to introduce many non-Gosanke koi many koi lovers told us they want to keep it as their good memories. Now...
Senbetsu (Selection) season

Senbetsu (Selection) season

Senbetsu (selection) It’s July, selection everyday for all breeders! Selection criteria differ from variety to variety. However, at the first selection, after culling out malformed koi and plain colored koi, the total number of young koi is reduced to between 10...
Breeding season

Breeding season

Koi breeders are busy with spawning and some of them have moved to the selection (senbetsu) step. We can see baby fries are swimming in the mud ponds while driving through mountains. It’s been humid due to the rainy season now in Japan, please be prepared for...