We headed out for a long drive to the breeder Oofuchi today first thing who lives high up in the hills around Niigata region. The roads seemed to be the most difficult to negotiate as for the snow had compacted on the roads making them like a skating rink. We checked out Oofuchi Sans very […]

Straight out to Kase after a good breakfast. Again the snow had fallen even more overnight causing the journey to be slow a slippery. We checked over his Tosai sizes and prices. Looked at his larger koi which seemed expensive really. Next breeder was Igarashi Kazuto, again looked over some stunning Tosai of different sizers […]

Out onto the motorway toll roads to Takahashi who lives 1 1/2 hour away from the hotel in a town called Koide. Very difficult driving due to the snow and snow ploughs holding up the traffic today. Once arriving at Takahashi we then had to paddle through running water around his paths as he floods […]