Page 40 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 64

Right: Right:
Andrew selecting the Seijuro Ben enjoying an extra large
Koi from the harvest truck. pork Ramen at our favourite
Ramen restaurant, which
Below Left: went down very nicely.
56cm Tategoi Seijuro Sanke,
absolutely stunning.
Below Middle:
51cm Tategoi Seijuro Sanke,
nice pattern and well positioned
Sumi developing.
Below Right:
51cm Tategoi Seijuro Showa,
Motoguro and underlying
Sumi developing.

WE LEFT OUR Day 3
HOTEL EARLY We left our hotel early to meet a new harvest from Kase
Koi Farm. Kase san specialises in Showa, Doitsu
TO MEET A Ochiba and his own special metallic Doitsu Ochiba
NEW HARVEST (Kogane Ochiba). It is always a pleasure to see
stunning Koi at a very clean, tidy and organised farm.
FROM KASE As planned we arrived first, so had the privilege of the

KOI FARM 1st selection from the harvest. We then also had first
selection from a pond of newly harvested lower price
Koi, and here we chose some great unusual fish!

Left:
35cm Kase Aragoke
Chagoi.
later the breeder’s son arrived with the harvest. I
helped him unload the truck selecting 3 Tategoi in Right:
THE LARGEST the process. Seijuro uses the famous Sakai 37cm Kase Aragoke
Ochiba, very rare variety.
Hiroshima Jumbo Sanke bloodline. The largest
SANKE WAS Sanke was 56cm and only 18 months old!
56cm AND We made our way back to the hotel via our favourite

ONLY 18 Ramen restaurant. There are very few lunch options
in the mountains so the extra large pork Ramen went
MONTHS OLD! down very nicely.

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