40th All Japan Young Koi Show Recap
The 40th All Japan Young Koi Show was held at Otemae-Park in front of Himeji Castle on 23-24th March.
Unfortunately it was rainy and cloudy whole weekend, but 1882 beautiful koi were entered from 24 countries.
Here’re the more detailed numbers.
Domestic entry : 287 people and 788 pcs
Overseas entry : 318 people and 1094 pcs
AJYKS has been getting more and more international show.
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Grand Champion 63bu Kohaku Mr. Benedict Campos (Philippines) Bred by Sakai Fish Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm Agency Tategoi House(Philippines) / Max Koi Farm(Singapore) |
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Grand Champion B 63bu Ginrin Showa Mr. Donald Kerr (UK) Bred by Dainichi Koi Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm Agency Nishikigoi Niigata Direct |
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2nd Grand Champion (Mature Champion) 63bu Kohaku Mr. Benedict Campos (Philippines) Bred by Okayama Momotaro-koi Handled by Narita Koi Farm Agency Tategoi House(Philippines) |
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Male Adult Champion 63bu Taisho Sanshoku Mr. Benedict Campos (Philippines) Bred by Sakai Fish Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm Agency Tategoi House(Philippines) |
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Young Champion 38bu Goshiki Mr. ADRO Bred by Kanno Koi Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm Agency Samurai Koi Centre |
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Baby Champion 23bu Taisho Sanshoku Mr. Takahiro Toyama Bred by Sakai Fish Farm Handled by Narita Koi Farm |
Judging
Large Signboards
Himeji Castle
Koi with beautiful cosplayers
Grand Champion
Grand Champion B
2nd Grand Champion
Male Adult Champion
Young Champion
Baby Champion
Ready…
Toss!
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Hara Hi 腹緋
Hi along the lateral line on the belly
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...
