Thats A Wrap Time To Head Home 21st Jan 2026
Well that’s a wrap for another Tosai buying trip, and like always did we get everything we wanted no, i’m not going to lie to you over the last 4,5 yrs there has been in my opinion a massive change in Japan especially now with so many auctions being held, which at times can be […]
Day 5 Ogata Koi Farm 20th Jan 2026
Today we went back to Ogata Koi Farm as they contacted us to say they had some new Koi Available for us to look at, this also included going off the farm to the other green house to look at some really high show quality Koi that not only can be entered into the All […]
Day 4 Ueno Koi Farm
After yesterdays disapointment we move on….. another day and another farm,today we will catch the Shinkansen from Kurume to Shin-Tamana where Ueno San will pick us up,from there its approx 30 min drive to his farm once there we are hoping along with taking a look at ours, and customers Azukari Koi to be able […]
Day 3 Ogata Koi Farm Jan18th 2026
Not All Days In Japan Go As Planed……..! Today we visited Ogata Koi Farm again,as we were told whilst there on Day 1 some more Koi were going to be made available to look through and select, and these would be of an even higher grade than selected before,s o we duley made arrangements to […]
Day 2 Okawa Koi Farm 17th Jan 2026
Today we will visit Okawa Koi Farm a farm we have now been visiting for many years and over this time have been able to purchase some superb Koi, its a farm mainly known originally for producing Kohaku and Sanke and although not in the sheer numbers like some farms do, they have year in […]
Day 1 Ogata Koi Farm Jan 16th 2026
Today we head off to Ogata Koi farm this only takes approx 15-20 mins via a taxi, our first objection once there will be to check over all the fish houses to see which ponds we may potentially want to select from,. We have learnt from the many years visiting Ogata Koi Farm, a pond […]
Finally Arrived In Kurume Jan 15th 2026
Well after the usual 30hrs travelling we have once again made it to the Station Hotel in Kurume, which will be our base for the week whilst visiting the breeders here down south, tomorrow we start off on Ogata Koi farm, a farm that over the years we have managed to purchase so many really […]
The Long Journey Begins…..Jan 14th 2026
Another years journey starts to Japan in our quest for Tosai, and unlike other years where we would have normally had this trip organised many months in advance, we had to book this one very late for reasons we previously said due to Kates mum being very ill and this simply was not an option […]
Japan Tosai Buying Trip January 2026
It’s that time of year again,when we head off to Japan,we literally only booked this buying trip a week ahead of departing,due to Kate’s mum being ill,so not only did we book this so late it’s also a lot earlier,the main reason for now opting to go earlier is because things have changed in Japan […]
Monday 3rd February 2025 Time To Go Home
Ok where to start….. as always you just never know,year on Year,quite what you will be able to find,this year it seems it was more difficult that previous years , and although what we did manage to purchase we are very happy indeed with,it was just the lack of numbers available,it certainly appears things are […]
Sunday 2nd February 2025 Day 4 Ueno Koi Farm
Today is a day we always look forward to, visiting Ueno Koi Farm, Ueno San is mostly known for his breeding of Showa but he also breeds other varieties inc Sanke,Kohaku,and now superb Ochiba, but until you get there you just never know what he decided to breed that year always Showa, but what else…… […]
Saturday 1st February 2025 Day Off (Lazy Day)
This morning we will be just catching up on paper work,and online updates etc etc,this afternoon we may pop back to Okawa Koi Farm to potentially check over some more Tosai………….
Friday 31st January 2025 Day 3 Ogata Koi Farm
Yesterday although very happy with what we selected it was very tough so many of the ponds were just not upto the quality we were looking for as many had already been selected from them,so today we go again and see what we can secure from other ponds, More to follow later……. Well unfortunately today […]
Thursday 30th 2025 Day 2 Ogata Koi Farm
So after yesterdays very successful day at Okawa,today we move onto the Ogata Koi farm where we hope to be able to hand select some more really nice quality affordable Tosai, including our baby Tosai which for many years now have been so popular due to the quality we are able to select,once again this […]
Wednesday 29th 2025 Day 1 Okawa Koi Farm
Well that did not suprise me one little bit……after a long day yesterday and finally arriving at our destination, which will become our home for the duration of this trip (Station Hotel),we were still in time to quickly nip out for something to eat and drink, then followed by a relatively early night 12ish approx, […]
Arrived Lets Go Tosai Hunting Jan 2025
Well as per normal it was a very long day once again,even though this year we were back flying a more normal route from our local airport it was still over 30hrs from door to door, hopefully one day the main flight from europe to Japan will be back to 10hrs instead of the now […]
Jan 27th 2025 The Journey Begins
And So It Begins……! So once again our long journey to Japan has started, and unlike last year which saw us fly from Heathrow,this year we have manged to get flights with KLM from our local airport Norwich. This trip as always will mainly be concentrating on selecting our Tosai for the coming season,along with the […]
Japan Spring Tosai Buying Trip January 2025
Japan Is Calling………. It’s that time of year again when we head off back to Japan in search of Tosai…therefore we will be closed from this Monday 27th January 2025 until Tuesday 4th February 2025, Please Note: During this period no online sales will be despatched, and any orders received will be dealt with promptly […]
Friday 9th February Day 4 Ueno Koi Farm
Today we went to Ueno Koi Farm, and to get there we always catch the Shinkansen from Kurume to Shin-Tamana, where Ueno San picks us up and takes us to his farm.Ive said this on so many occasions before, that due to us visiting fewer breeders and in some cases smaller breeders has now over […]
Thursday 8th February Day 3 Ogata Koi Farm
Yesterday was very successful on Ogata Koi Farm so hoping today will also prove fruitful as we again are hoping to go through several more ponds selecting Jumbo Tosai,we also will be looking at our Azukari Koi making those all important decisions as to what to potentially leave agin for another growing season and which […]