The 9th International Junior Koi Show was held at Ojiya Gymnasium on 23-24th April.
Grand Champion Mr Toyama with Mr Narita and Mr Sakai
Mr Hirasawa from Marudo Koi Farm giving a speech
Mr.Takahiro Toyama won the Grand Champion with his beautiful Sakai Sanke and Mr.Benedict Campos won the Second Grand Champion with the amazing Shiro! Full coverage of the show will be featured in the coming issue.
This show was the last national show of this season, and now the breeding season has come in Japan.
Grand Champion
36bu Taisho Sanshoku
Mr.Takahiro Toyama
Bred by Sakai Fish Farm
Handled by Narita Koi Farms
Second Grand Champion
36bu Shiro Utsuri
Mr.Benedict Campos
Bred by Omosako Koi Farm
Handled by Narita Koi Farm
Agency Tategoi House
Author: RINKO Online
RINKO was published in 1962 as the first Nishikigoi magazine in the world. Dr Takeo Kuroki organized Oita Airinkai (koi club) with 53 members. He wrote the most articles which were written on A5 size paper, printed in black and white and 28 pages long with his wife’s artwork on the front cover. When Dr Kuroki met our founder Shuji Fujita, they consulted on publishing his first book “Nishikigoi”. This created hundreds and thousands of “koi-kichi” (koi lovers/people crazy about koi). Their work together resulted in the success of RINKO Issue 15, the first cover printed in color. Since then their journey of introducing Nishikigoi culture to the world has blossomed.
