Gloss. Luster

Head hi extends to close to the area of mouth. Another name for hanatsuki

Sumi appears on shiroji very close to hi patterns. It looks like sumi fits in the white spot of hi patches. Basically the term is...

Baby koi. Nishikigoi that are less than 1 year old

Hi pattern on Nishikigoi’s head

Hi spots that are usually about one scale in size and do not form a hi plate. The dots are often considered as unnecessary spots

A Nishikigoi that is unfinished but has a good potential to become excellent koi after several years of good care. “tateru” is a verb, to...

A hi pattern named after Tancho crane that has a rounded red spot on its head. Tancho has no other hi patches but on the...

Taisho Sanshoku has red and black markings on white skin. Taisho is the name of the era (1912-1926) when it was produced and fixed as one...

Body structure. Body shape. It is one of the most important factors of Nishikigoi