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Yamazaki Koi farm is now run by Manabu Zamazaki. They produce mainly metalic and doitsu varieties such as Harewake, Platinum Ogons, Yamabuki Ogons, Doitsu Purachina, Doitsu Yamabuki etc. Yamazaki Koi farm sells most of their Koi to the wholesale market … Continue reading →

Hasegawa Koi Farm is very different to most of the other Koi farms around Niigata. He has always worked alone apart from the help of his wife. His children unfortunately have no interest in learning the Koi trade which is … Continue reading →

Dainichi is one of the most famous names in koi. Many current breeders did their training at The Dainichi Koi Farm, breeders such as Nogami and Marudo who are very high end breeders now in their own rights. They concentrate … Continue reading →

One of the biggest koi breeders in the world, water space maybe the biggest. With over 300 mudponds and only 4 staff members including his 2 sons and 1 daughter in law, its a very busy place to visit. Hirasawa … Continue reading →

Hiroi – Seiji is said to have the very best eye for Tategoi in the world. He is mainly a dealer but does breed some superb Kohaku from a Murata bloodline. Other breeders in the area are always aware when … Continue reading →

Marudo was another Dainichi student when he started his koi career, He was one of the first before returning to Utogi where his father was a koi breeder. Marudo was also a great believer in the jumbo body shape, which … Continue reading →

Isa is probably best known for breeding some extremely nice Showa. He did however start by producing Kohaku many years ago. He now however mainly produces showa, and he breeds some exceptional Showa. He has won many top awards of … Continue reading →

Izumiya is the ‘boss’ of the Yamakoshi mountains, a real force in koi past and present. The effort that he puts into the industry is incredible, he is the Shinkokai President, which stages the biggest and best koi show in … Continue reading →

Tsuyoshi Kawakami has always bred some spectacular koi over the years, and many famous koi aswell. His main breeding is Sanke, you can always tell the Torazo koi from the Sumi on his Sankes, always deep and well placed, making … Continue reading →

Toshiyuki Sakai is Toshio Sakai’s elder brother. Toshio moved to Isawa when he was very young because he knew that his elder brother would get the house and business when their father passed it down, In Japan this is always … Continue reading →