The 70th Nagaoka City Koi Show scheduled on October 29
** This article is originally from the issue No.831 (October, 2023).
Nagaoka City Nishikigoi Breeders’ Association
The forerunner of the Nagaoka City Koi Show was called the Yamakoshi General Nishikigoi Show. After municipal mergers between Nagaoka city and its five surrounding towns and village, including Yamakoshi, the show’s name was changed to the Nagaoka City Koi Show. This year is the 70th anniversary counting from the forerunner.
In autumn, there are various koi shows held in Niigata, from the Agricultural Festival to each koi breeder’s private fair. The Nagaoka City Koi Show is highly popular among Western koi fanciers, because they can exhibit their koi which were raised by koi breeders in Nagaoka City. The show venue is always thronged with visitors from in and out of the country. They are welcomed with not only Nishikigoi but a variety of events, such as local food booths and special events for children.
Hanatsuki 鼻ツキ
Head hi extends to close to the area of mouth. Another name for tsukitsuke
Hachizumi (Hachi Sumi) ハチ墨
Sumi pattern on Nishikigoi's head
Hachi Hi ハチ緋
Hi pattern on Nishikigoi's head. The same definition as tohi
Hachi ハチ
A head of Nishikigoi
Hajiro 羽白
Black scaled Nishikigoi with white tipped pectoral fins and a white belly
Hageshiro 禿白
Hageshiro are Karasugoi with a white head
Goshiki 五色
Goshiki has fundamentally the same requirements for Hi patter as Kohaku. There...
Gosanke 御三家
The three major Japanese Nishikigoi varieties, Kohaku, Sanke and Showa
Fushusho 浮腫症
Dropsy
Fukurin 覆輪
The fan-shaped edges of the scales. Originally fukurin is the term to describe...
Doitsugoi ドイツ鯉
Koi that are not fully scaled and usually with a row of scales along each...
Dan Moyo 段模様
Stepped pattern
