Niigata breeders in Malaysia
Posted 26 Jan 2010 - 19:31 by Mark Gardner
Back in the summer I made a very enjoyable visit to Malaysia, my first experience of an Asian country other than Japan and one leaving me wanting more, one thing is for sure, there are some serious Koi Kichi in Asia!
In November I wrote about my meeting with a group from Malaysia - http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/node/589.
Their visit was one of several that had taken place in relation to establishing a new dealership in Penang, somewhere I didn't visit on my trip.
Since that time I've kept in touch with 'Soo', the managing director of 'Yamakoshi Mura Sdn. Bhd.' and today received these pictures of the companies opening day on 8th January, an event that attracted in excess of 200 hobbyists I'm told.
The Niigata contingent (Futoshi Mano, Mitsunori Isa and Hisashi Hirasawa) wearing red, Hiroshima (Omosako and Sakai) in navy blue, Futoshi Maruyama alone in black. The rest of the pictures speak for themselves.
To find out more about Yamakoshi Mura Sdn. Bhd. visit their website www.yamakoshi.biz
I hope to visit more of Asia over the coming year, not least to see more of Malaysia, certainly somewhere where the Koi hobby is in the ascendency.
