The 12th Chiba Prefecture Young Koi Show
Taro Beniya wins the grand championship with his 55bu Taisho Sanshoku
Judges from right. Mr. Kataoka, Mr. Miya and Mr. Kaneko
The usual auction
On 10th and 11th April, the 12th Chiba Prefecture Young Koi Show was held at Tani Fish Farm in Narita City, Chiba. Kentaro Miya (Miyaishi Koi Farm), Yasuaki Kaneko (Kaneko Koi Farm) and Taro Kataoka (Ooya Koi Farm) were in charge of judging the contestants.
As a result of the judgement, Taro Beniya’s 55bu Taisho Sanshoku was crowned, which was bred by Sakai Fish Farm and handled by Tani Fish Farm.
Although this koi show was canceled last year under the state of emergency caused by the pandemic of Covid, it was opened again this year. Under a fine day, the usual events including the competition made to the public, award ceremony and auction went smoothly. Koi lovers of Chiba and its neighboring prefectures got together and spent their weekends enjoying themselves with koi.
Grand Champion55 bu Taisho SanshokuTaro Beniya bred by Sakai Fish Farmhandled by Tani Fish Farm
Grand Champion & Sakura Champion Taro Beniya
Sakura Champion55 bu GoshikiTaro Beniyabred by Marushu Koi Farmhandled by Tani Fish Farm
Author: RINKO Online
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