Torazo Tategoi Ake-sansai Feeding - Video

 I mentioned yesterday http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/406 that I'd visited Torazo's mud ponds but sadly missed the photo I was hoping for because the auto feeder didn't go off when I'd hoped.

This morning I arrived at Torazo at 8am because Tsuyoshi-san was sorting through his tosai to put to the mud ponds, a video of which will be available over the next few days.

I asked Tsuyoshi-san what time the feeders went off, explaining last night's events.  It seems that I'd arrived just after they'd finished eating, the feeders going off at 5pm.  Tsuyoshi-san then said, 'if you wanted photos of the Koi feeding why didn't you just take some food from the feeder and throw it in?'  I had been very tempted I have to say!!

Anyway, with Tsuyoshi-san's permission to hand feed the Koi granted I returned to the mud ponds this afternoon.

Tsuyoshi-san had told me that the Koi were feeding quite aggresively now, they certainly were!

This is just one of many photos taken.

You can also download a short video of the Koi feeding too.  I think it was Alan Archer who posted on the thread when they were released to the mudpond something along the lines of 'who wouldn't want a pond like that', I have to agree, it's an incredible sight. 

I know that there are some Koi in the pond owned by visitors to Niigata-Nishikigoi.com, I hope you can see them.

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