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Aoki
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Mr. Aoki came into the koi industry by storm. He has focused his breeding to unusual varieties such as the development of Kikokuryu and Beni Kikokuryu.
Mr Aoki was born in Iketani of Yamakoshi Village. Given his birth place Mr. Aoki grew up in the heart of the koi world. |
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Fujio Oomo
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Known for Top Grade Showa only. Some of his parent koi or oiyagoi are 3 sets of Showa from Takeda in Hiroshima make up the females & Dainichi & Nogami- males are where the males come from. |
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Hiroi
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Hiroi Koi farm has been in business for over 85 yrs. The farm is ran by twin brothers now but the father still watches over the operation with a close eye. |
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Hosokai
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Mr. Hosokai, a farmer-turned-Nishikigoi breeder, is now one of the leading breeders of Niigata. He has succeeded in raising Asagi in argilliferous soil which is generally said to be unsuitable for Koi and has won various awards with them. He is currently producing many splendid Koi from Goshiki oyagoi. |
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Kaneko
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Kaneko has been in business for a very long time. Started in 1961 by Komei Kaneko and now ran by Yasuaki Kaneko the farm continues to run in its original location in Nigorisawa. |
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Marudo
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Training at Dainichi Koi Farm for 18 years, he took over his fathers farm, Marudo Koi Farm. Being very much familiar with every character of Dainichi bloodline and its parental Kois and basing on the line, he has tried to develop more beautiful Nishikigoi. |
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Marusho Tanaka
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Marusho koi farm started by Mr. Tanaka some 40 years agao and now ran by his son Makato Tanaka. One of the older koifarms located in Yomogihira village. They have about 15 sets of parent koi and over 60 mud ponds. |
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Nogami
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Nogami Koi Farm was founded by forerunner, Hisayuki Nogami in 1968. Our family was originally a farm family, but when my father married the elder sister of Mr. Minoru Mano from Dainichi Koi Farm, we started to hear a lot about Nishikigoi whenever there were reunions such as Buddhist sermons or festivals, and we developed an interest in them. We at first produced small quantities of Nishikigoi and then went on to build a Koi farm. |
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Otsuka
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Mr. Otsuka’s Asagi took the Category Grand Champion at the 34th and 35th All Japan Combined Nishikigoi Show, which established his reputation as an Asagi breeder. In speaking with Mr. Otsuka this October season he will be focusing on Goshiki Showa and Tancho Goskiki. His Goskiki have taken many awards in the “Goshiki Category” at various Koi shows. |
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Suda
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Mr. Kazutaka Suda breeds Nishikigoi in Ojiya-city, Niigata. With a great vision he works hard in making them reality. 90% of the Koi, which he breeds, are shipped outside Japan. |
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Torazo Koi Farm
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Mr. Tsuyoshi Kawakami has vague idea about this Torazo lineage because it lived during his father’s generation. But from little he could gather, these much he could tell… he remembered one of the famous koi which Torazo have produced is the one owned by one Mr. Shozaburo Sato of Oita. This koi which is a Taisho Sanshoku, won the Kokugyo Prize at the 7th Shinkokai All Japan Show. |
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Yagenji
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Yagenj koi farm is located in the village of Mushigame, Yamakoshi Niigata, where Nishikigoi originated. Daisuke Ishihara Yagenji koi farm started in 1963 by Yaichi Ishihara, now owned by Daisuke Ishihara, working together with his younger brother, Toshinori Ishihara. |
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Yamasan
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Manabu Yamazaki runs the koi farm along with his father. They produce very nice Doitsu Hariwake, Yamabuki Ogon and Platinum Ogon as well as many butterfly koi. |
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