New Torazo Female Oyagoi
Posted 29 Apr 2009 - 01:58 by Mark Gardner
On Monday afternoon I was contacted by Tsuyoshi Kawakami, he told me that on Tuesday he'd be placing his Jumbo, and best large tategoi, to their mudpond. The harvest of this mudpond was one of the highlights of my 2008 harvest season.
In total 40 or so Koi were released into their home for the summer, a video will be available tomorrow.
Having returned from our first visit to the mudpond Tsuyoshi-san asked me to visit another of his Koi houses. As we walked over the road he explained that he'd obtained a new oyagoi from a hobbyist, the Koi originally bred by Takigawa in Hiroshima.
As soon as I glanced into the pond I recognised the Koi immediately.
Tsuyoshi san was taken aback that I recognised the Koi as being the runner up from the 2008 ZNA All Japan Show, where the above picture was taken. I joked that I wished that my ability to remember the Japanese language was as good as my ability to remember Koi.
NTV 2009 subscribers can view a video clip of her at http://www.nishikigoi.tv/2009/index.html.
Video of the Koi being released to the mud pond will be available tomorrow.
I hope we can follow the spawning and subsequent progress of fry from the oyagoi.
