tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27440351604054166432024-03-13T20:36:14.327-07:00.Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-16865889377237743662010-11-03T00:54:00.000-07:002010-11-03T01:44:17.091-07:00Added a few Video'sFirst up Iwashita Tancho Kohaku, Gin Rin Kohaku and Hi Utsuri<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dym6jneDAF2jA30eKqGeVdAp302JXmjhfhZWOLr1NeRMgVT3OOhv_lJjAxDxY6_5rv8XpJBAkV80Ay8tYfyaQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Off out for a Japanese meal with Fujio, Makoto and Yasawaki San will put some more on when I get back to the hotel later.<br /></div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-21818826083575957912010-11-02T08:59:00.000-07:002010-11-02T09:56:17.926-07:00Another Great DayDidnt post yesterday, well thats not strictly true, just as Id finished writing out the blog my computer crashed and I lost the whole post I dont mind sharing with you that I just didnt have the will power to type it all out again, simply not enough hours in a day,<br /><br />Anyway yesterday we managed to find some really nice Gin Rin Ochiba's that are great value for the money. Below are few of the 7 purchased.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOIt_ImVQH-hAQD8CTkM6YgeqGVG3KqUjXU0fJPulj5xmmgYiaipMyfEUiht3uUYWtHtdgKWMxJ-5e6oQv0rkF7mLDXY3A4-QMbujPtWxNQFersfBW3A0-shgUb_h5ojXTDpD8hrmCGk/s1600/Ochiba+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOIt_ImVQH-hAQD8CTkM6YgeqGVG3KqUjXU0fJPulj5xmmgYiaipMyfEUiht3uUYWtHtdgKWMxJ-5e6oQv0rkF7mLDXY3A4-QMbujPtWxNQFersfBW3A0-shgUb_h5ojXTDpD8hrmCGk/s320/Ochiba+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534984917235180738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We helped harvest a mud pond in the morning which is always great fun, then back down to the Fish house to take a closer look. The Koi Feeders have now been put away for the winter!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAANoHDA87kZHHxUnaFevqt_g2fm6_wArIRxaMJ5wGutyrrec0Cghj-_JSo9yDsOQ-4RarKP74w8ka-xvATLW_sD74LuxQ2O5UDzswOBub-2Qs7umkhA-kB8J14v3i3Uxn39gJpD9xpVY/s1600/IMG_8502.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAANoHDA87kZHHxUnaFevqt_g2fm6_wArIRxaMJ5wGutyrrec0Cghj-_JSo9yDsOQ-4RarKP74w8ka-xvATLW_sD74LuxQ2O5UDzswOBub-2Qs7umkhA-kB8J14v3i3Uxn39gJpD9xpVY/s320/IMG_8502.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534989836251170194" border="0" /></a></div><br />We managed to buy another 3 sanke to make a few boxes up, its alway important to make sure the boxes are full as it works out very expensive if not. Below are the 3 koi bought from Marusho Koi Farm! Makoto Sans Sanke are getting better and better, he really is at the top of his game !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5LrIUtPfeAcF6_keSpCRS-9w3L_esBYG2tpnla9n3z3a8U2h8MsJWEZHaZ7_RHjFQr-w6FmyofVuH645M9lv_9hnPV5kGI9nAg4iThUlOnFD2EXnAEUcBL800f6w9uEp91tbXm6CmYY/s1600/Marusho+Sanke.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5LrIUtPfeAcF6_keSpCRS-9w3L_esBYG2tpnla9n3z3a8U2h8MsJWEZHaZ7_RHjFQr-w6FmyofVuH645M9lv_9hnPV5kGI9nAg4iThUlOnFD2EXnAEUcBL800f6w9uEp91tbXm6CmYY/s320/Marusho+Sanke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534990982977834450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We had a customer wanting a Doitsu Showa, so who better than Shinoda to see if we can find something, whilst their we picked a few Gin Rin Showa up, well be rude not to, would'nt it!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlp_WpJfokK9b_vblD_37w1Ik0lLP1JWocJgiox6LRGjwroeH33PXFo6Ip8DDX1y48XVmkeoejXczeekFkmRc8mB6CqYvMtjFtiiCQ2kmUozSGrkuCMx0t_EJWCjO4_O1gRtQHsIyAAc/s1600/Shinoda+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlp_WpJfokK9b_vblD_37w1Ik0lLP1JWocJgiox6LRGjwroeH33PXFo6Ip8DDX1y48XVmkeoejXczeekFkmRc8mB6CqYvMtjFtiiCQ2kmUozSGrkuCMx0t_EJWCjO4_O1gRtQHsIyAAc/s320/Shinoda+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534991956434117618" border="0" /></a></div><br />Next stop was Iwashita which proved to be a good one ! We managed to find three wonderful koi, the Tancho kohaku is a real show stopper touching nearly 60 cm and a big future ahead, couldnt resist the Hi Utsuri and also the 5 step Gin rin kohaku. Enjoy !<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTzVFt0yiwkvluo6IDs08fqS9QoRVSHmz3unvyrxfkj1zEt5Szvikv08ai6FwUmwH_PZmmK15RleZQzcHtHGfvyF-Z8nCqktNQFPtxlT27PvFkceLoLSXkK9vZZwKsxeUkmP9pTrG1G0/s1600/iwashita+3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTzVFt0yiwkvluo6IDs08fqS9QoRVSHmz3unvyrxfkj1zEt5Szvikv08ai6FwUmwH_PZmmK15RleZQzcHtHGfvyF-Z8nCqktNQFPtxlT27PvFkceLoLSXkK9vZZwKsxeUkmP9pTrG1G0/s320/iwashita+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534993188538601746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ZH1O0rg-gABAd5bi3f1zRnnL-GbPuXUdP6Vl_TDgqhNd0TXrPEe8C_Dh9xHiQqcPltbbl8geEdcFvKmsd8PvFxJuYiY2TQ6DwdaaHz1EuXP1tW_uJA7y5OudhB9p1ROIEgnLFKbne4/s1600/iwashita+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ZH1O0rg-gABAd5bi3f1zRnnL-GbPuXUdP6Vl_TDgqhNd0TXrPEe8C_Dh9xHiQqcPltbbl8geEdcFvKmsd8PvFxJuYiY2TQ6DwdaaHz1EuXP1tW_uJA7y5OudhB9p1ROIEgnLFKbne4/s320/iwashita+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534993854054319490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYkd8JzCEjdXiMuJRyBeWpkBlzG3F1TYE7p8Djnq6MiMBsItwfJcjX7B9DRTxhGUTg8gERxvY-dqqouYe5SLvgDGnfTPpGdFFFTzGgvhE552dtOL_B1OlHV-IuL8AJ1tbnDlt1tOhiUQ/s1600/Iwashita+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYkd8JzCEjdXiMuJRyBeWpkBlzG3F1TYE7p8Djnq6MiMBsItwfJcjX7B9DRTxhGUTg8gERxvY-dqqouYe5SLvgDGnfTPpGdFFFTzGgvhE552dtOL_B1OlHV-IuL8AJ1tbnDlt1tOhiUQ/s320/Iwashita+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534993541701495538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Other Koi Breeders visited today were Yamamatsu, Igarashi Kazuto, Shintaro, Maraju, Maradoh, the list goes on to be honest but you get the idea!<br /><br />Right then its 2 am and I am going to crawl in to bed, some of us have got work in the morning!<br /></div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-44565930847135289752010-10-31T13:57:00.000-07:002010-11-02T09:03:19.646-07:00Not A Bad First DaySlept right through till 7 am, which I have to say has got to be a first and better than Brian (customer) who was up from 1.30 am staring at the ceiling. Adjusting your body clock after a Japan flight is somewhat difficult and normaly takes a couple days to adjust. I think I just got lucky!<br /><br />After breakfast we headed off to NND Takiya facility to have a good look at customers grown on koi, also a quick look at there new Fish House for growing on Tosai to Nisai. Very impressive.<br /><br />Kaneko was next stop where we managed to find a couple of wonderful Shiro Utsuri, these had just been harvested 1 hour before and I have to say looked in great condition. Its always nice catching up with Yasawaki San, hes a real character and has a great sence of humour.<br /><br />From there up to Marusho Koi Farm to see if we can find anything, Makoto San wasnt around but Mrs Tanaka (Makato's mum) was around so we enjoyed coffee, lovely lady and always looks after us. A few koi penciled in to come back to.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQuFh6yvVxqJgrPg3l2D4jtxJ4yBbPmFlW-1vzZwxYYpnjfZeCcJOXjSpo1YdHtuH70OswpGME4f8Hpt9T026R1304XAAiaf1QbHw0isva4jwdcHU0XJgKuO07QynNBI0L-q1y9fMctY/s1600/kaneko+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQuFh6yvVxqJgrPg3l2D4jtxJ4yBbPmFlW-1vzZwxYYpnjfZeCcJOXjSpo1YdHtuH70OswpGME4f8Hpt9T026R1304XAAiaf1QbHw0isva4jwdcHU0XJgKuO07QynNBI0L-q1y9fMctY/s320/kaneko+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534325759829266306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Next stop was Yagenji Koi Farm, the brothers were their usual busy selfs, they had just harvested and we managed a couple of boxes, some superb Tancho and Tancho Sanke, with whites to die for, the Showa were also very good. Lots of koi available, with another couple of High grade koi harvests to still come in from Yagenji later in the week. Topped up on the coffee again and ran out of light so back to the Hotel.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXgnnaxpLvFz97LTD_rRc4bL-zl-sbiyVjkIhmw7dYpBK_QJKQ9bGIyJ8n0R0YOtn4nzrCZFvcLAOOCaQ00Jwbjfn06BuxrnyTonRGjyo87UWrQlyt6WcpJDM647FqWuuxklZ_ALBs44/s1600/Yagengi+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXgnnaxpLvFz97LTD_rRc4bL-zl-sbiyVjkIhmw7dYpBK_QJKQ9bGIyJ8n0R0YOtn4nzrCZFvcLAOOCaQ00Jwbjfn06BuxrnyTonRGjyo87UWrQlyt6WcpJDM647FqWuuxklZ_ALBs44/s320/Yagengi+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534326591548933906" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div>Other Koi Farms visited today were Nagashima in Mushigame, Hirasawa and Yoshinori Tanaka, nothing bought, but some more exciting harvests still to do at these facilties!<br /><br />Lets see what tomorrow brings !Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-25295815342874325632010-10-30T06:19:00.000-07:002010-10-30T06:49:13.502-07:00We Are Now In Japan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveDSGQFWtwUiwA5Dynta43tAPOjswY-ug5hzkms80ItwMvmJ0yUZZSKJH0IWwsPli72KgAbJzhAqSbS41SX68sqW4kZMleySe8COJtPp0IuidXxli0yi8X9QxtNYT9vkRilfHrBnsCJQ/s1600/Isa+GC.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveDSGQFWtwUiwA5Dynta43tAPOjswY-ug5hzkms80ItwMvmJ0yUZZSKJH0IWwsPli72KgAbJzhAqSbS41SX68sqW4kZMleySe8COJtPp0IuidXxli0yi8X9QxtNYT9vkRilfHrBnsCJQ/s320/Isa+GC.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533834903349625314" border="0" /></a>We are now in Japan until 11 th November, we will be updating our blog and website with new koi bought on the trip.<br /><a title="Koi Hunting Oct 2010" href="http://www.absolute-koi.com/subcat738.html?c=1085">Koi Hunting Oct 2010</a><br /><br />24 hours after leaving the Uk, we finaly checked in to the Nagaoka Grand, which will be home for the next 2 weeks.<br /><br />A quick shower, grab the hire car and off to the koi show, where Isa wins 2010 Niigata Nogyosai Grand Champion.<br /><br />The light was very poor by the time we got there so no images sorry, but heres one compliments of <a href="http://www.niigata-nishikigoi.com/">www.niigata-nishikigoi.com</a> She is now 7 years old and 86cm.<br /><br />Got back to the hotel at around 6.00 pm, arranged to meet the rest of our group at 6.30 pm for a bite to eat and a few beers.<br /><br />11.00 pm Japan Time, off to bed ready for a busy day tomorrow!Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-83824172875949842922010-04-10T15:21:00.000-07:002010-04-10T15:26:46.998-07:00Japan Trip April 2010We are heading off to Japan on Tuesday 13 th April, we will be updating our blog and website with new koi bought on the trip. <a href="http://www.absolute-koi.com/subcat738.html?c=1085">Live in Japan</a>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-74996279353256099142009-10-11T15:36:00.000-07:002009-10-11T15:42:41.722-07:00Japan Trip October 2009We will be heading off to Japan on the 22 nd October until the 5 th November, Naturaly we will be updating our blog with new koi purchased. If you are looking for that special koi then please feel freee to e-mail me your requirements, we will be only to happy to try and find what your looking for.<br /><br />Absolute Koi TeamAbsolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-35056509294550910932009-04-01T02:32:00.001-07:002009-04-01T04:02:58.560-07:00Tategoi Beni Kumonryu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZMVLji4JSDpxvuoIRuh8SF7ZYLfhSoyU6bGzZbXwyhf0BwS7rlLuYbF3HUwth_FfHxhonxUJkzXpwKZkRQ7B1wYyhU4eqs-Kmvq4DVRX8g0e2bonKM9trqBvc5SNFOQiweGs197w-Rw/s1600-h/IMG_5381.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319653720350051202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZMVLji4JSDpxvuoIRuh8SF7ZYLfhSoyU6bGzZbXwyhf0BwS7rlLuYbF3HUwth_FfHxhonxUJkzXpwKZkRQ7B1wYyhU4eqs-Kmvq4DVRX8g0e2bonKM9trqBvc5SNFOQiweGs197w-Rw/s320/IMG_5381.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx04BafudBNDaaGcekbMkjAmJX9jlHPem5Ke0z4jSMPn1byNp5aqA-rq1WixRYQF09ds55-lF0tl-ggdFhanA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-77887453380605220572009-04-01T02:22:00.001-07:002009-04-01T11:44:54.880-07:00Tategoi Beni Kumonryu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAj7MsrkCYLSkRStDETJSqCVgfjCozQ-NDO7pCS7JJrE1CoHcGRrJDLQR62VBr2gCAxn8we4BLczuVZ1ILbogpaFGLwJ1jg0xono29_Ae9SBGRN4kkDOhcKvuWohmKU_gTldkz954mGY/s1600-h/IMG_5385.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319651174717819522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAj7MsrkCYLSkRStDETJSqCVgfjCozQ-NDO7pCS7JJrE1CoHcGRrJDLQR62VBr2gCAxn8we4BLczuVZ1ILbogpaFGLwJ1jg0xono29_Ae9SBGRN4kkDOhcKvuWohmKU_gTldkz954mGY/s320/IMG_5385.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzbzSv1nNZWuck2sh6fmyNA5tJLMCP83s3kcFboA-Y4qAtUh6jjUavOZn74c57yY4os4B1KblB2a1a1l6muZg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-36332291188323202282009-04-01T02:14:00.000-07:002009-04-01T14:52:24.507-07:00Tategoi Beni Kumonryu<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhk4IAaIJgQJ7Sb-bGcH3juGqoqsPS3u1Y6WO_FQOXrDJD2ZXe_T_6sh2pK66AmZXR_MexRydxxl17URe6ZpfvDwhIRBzrOC4xyalHqHsm0wMgrQ2hh1j_3IW3lRck2l243VW-0eD4Jk/s1600-h/IMG_5390.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319652243358861346" style="WIDTH: 320px; 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CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglSN9sxoaBxTCq4iBSQm7yH1bkdGcYPsphSbu9BYc0sMJPWR-wbQureXPXxS4gQUV5hsI-AXryx168RHnfJHZCQuWYRd1-iNBKXHz18SRAH3cqxGzfZpKR7bKoWsInL9qmDODFZ5Vnmjw/s320/IMG_5400.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We have 65 Kaneko Shiro Utsuri</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-50584945877348819252009-04-01T02:04:00.001-07:002009-04-01T15:09:05.134-07:00Marudoh Tategoi Kohaku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLH25xgDiaz7uARkSqqJAjHxdn47aAkH6swNTfBEib1S3fgYUqz1c3oUf1X9Gla7B1vLWbVJUoFo54FkBuY_7sFsGOamAn6Bxfge1TYeInwnL1am-f_8xC7cuSdSP3FJ6yl_7SCxL8ow/s1600-h/IMG_5346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319646539215966306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLH25xgDiaz7uARkSqqJAjHxdn47aAkH6swNTfBEib1S3fgYUqz1c3oUf1X9Gla7B1vLWbVJUoFo54FkBuY_7sFsGOamAn6Bxfge1TYeInwnL1am-f_8xC7cuSdSP3FJ6yl_7SCxL8ow/s320/IMG_5346.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyVzX-C4kHEg9gPZbAiezdkSS5qSzVERQKdFVsM6HzcHIo_bUIdz_pCtv97o8tbdL2ainTfh6Jh23JD6SVXsQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-40600523535439060072009-04-01T01:58:00.000-07:002009-04-01T15:38:36.409-07:00Marudoh Tategoi Kohaku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ6K0Jv5-DxSjP0d_3EKEZ_2rn_tJOGAtwquQhtZQWZDfo_cdHcQqtK1mgIdaiIM5L_uvJGYaLgKSIyN5bkQhIGoRIPYA5-5kSE_4eP2kAJM361m4jAol_xih-mHlh_BfPNEE2KAol00/s1600-h/IMG_5356.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319645020284841138" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLZ6K0Jv5-DxSjP0d_3EKEZ_2rn_tJOGAtwquQhtZQWZDfo_cdHcQqtK1mgIdaiIM5L_uvJGYaLgKSIyN5bkQhIGoRIPYA5-5kSE_4eP2kAJM361m4jAol_xih-mHlh_BfPNEE2KAol00/s320/IMG_5356.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkkxvp7NdANzc1EM3hP4_0PB6zutcYIbTgARDalssmPVQdHj1B4HlJpm3-jmBoCQ9c9_KhAQNgAGQaxtacwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-54480418261983687912009-04-01T01:45:00.000-07:002009-04-01T15:42:41.286-07:00Marudoh Tategoi Kohaku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2AmZ7ZAgQJ79gP6t5Ir60ckIra7mXWF4vMd92APZHAQg_rsfBMj08X9A55XyWUzKTk4MzRZ_YdiTxlNvPd1c_lFv9QMTN4SFjZXPnbD9XueJrHOW7vZ8PdlBvRCoz7HIB6bVlMbpzRQ/s1600-h/IMG_5366.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319641822297417842" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2AmZ7ZAgQJ79gP6t5Ir60ckIra7mXWF4vMd92APZHAQg_rsfBMj08X9A55XyWUzKTk4MzRZ_YdiTxlNvPd1c_lFv9QMTN4SFjZXPnbD9XueJrHOW7vZ8PdlBvRCoz7HIB6bVlMbpzRQ/s320/IMG_5366.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz6dzJXhZFt-27jNvX_JV-aMzOUtoMPUgDEpXSevhCo988cLk--sAJM56IyEs87VS7hYIxtGQhOLSGWsTA7TA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-85240907790921128522009-04-01T01:41:00.000-07:002009-04-01T15:01:55.000-07:00Marudoh Tategoi Kohaku<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW5cgwYbQ_bPwQQeyUHmPpBQ_EXqN_DSS6c_APsdIIo7BARhBbrbpW9vvT30t9RV74GPyKDNPkuA3j3abhH8y2NSZwQq8rktEHTA_0KUdQVN6y1etBFk8qZ25MQXu_zbG0GXs04Zcox4/s1600-h/IMG_5367.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319640698186163666" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW5cgwYbQ_bPwQQeyUHmPpBQ_EXqN_DSS6c_APsdIIo7BARhBbrbpW9vvT30t9RV74GPyKDNPkuA3j3abhH8y2NSZwQq8rktEHTA_0KUdQVN6y1etBFk8qZ25MQXu_zbG0GXs04Zcox4/s320/IMG_5367.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwTvrFbLxpGWmULLqRCXm2JFUtdxXgugj0XA5WlNy4cyD8L_kLcaSLh08yAs8oU4kYxz7KoADXh7ww2zBXihw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-87464968055553685862009-04-01T01:33:00.000-07:002009-04-01T01:40:35.660-07:00Marudoh Tategoi Kohaku<div>We were lucky enough to select 22 Marudoh Tategoi Kohaku. Thats Marudoh San below netting the pond for us.</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09XKNqg8py0FNHNRyAhH7erSLp_osXMRtO80696T2CGZLin0I9lY2EenlQhiI_fIVNM2_AzyQVYEQHpz5xUha9Wawd6U99InSqTDjdbmwfMXaHjN-FEpXU3UNZ3mVPfZYlWlrNoRzUlw/s1600-h/IMG_5336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319640045660370578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09XKNqg8py0FNHNRyAhH7erSLp_osXMRtO80696T2CGZLin0I9lY2EenlQhiI_fIVNM2_AzyQVYEQHpz5xUha9Wawd6U99InSqTDjdbmwfMXaHjN-FEpXU3UNZ3mVPfZYlWlrNoRzUlw/s320/IMG_5336.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-55578497882818426582009-03-29T07:24:00.000-07:002009-03-29T07:30:41.996-07:002009 Wakagoi Grand Champion 63 kohakuThis Kohaku bred by Sakai Hiroshima was a well deserved winner!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedQ-tWdHMyoU6JXebbXVaHD44ErFo_l9ku6X3BwHyhNFF0dBPh1tWrbwhkZ5JwPZ_Xqrw-8lUAnr5dYvSP4-nZQyZCvu17RGxuY9oXQe3wIKflgPyK65bUzQqMADrWBslDZnZy1QeHJQ/s1600-h/IMG_5253.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318615917021699106" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedQ-tWdHMyoU6JXebbXVaHD44ErFo_l9ku6X3BwHyhNFF0dBPh1tWrbwhkZ5JwPZ_Xqrw-8lUAnr5dYvSP4-nZQyZCvu17RGxuY9oXQe3wIKflgPyK65bUzQqMADrWBslDZnZy1QeHJQ/s320/IMG_5253.JPG" border="0" /></a>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-45186276604912906272009-03-29T07:22:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:49:04.751-07:00Young Champion 43 UtsurimonoThis Shiro Utsuri entered by Koi San Europe, I'm guessing Omosako, took my eye!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIpe_7ojuXRHR9MiMnpqG7-VP29up3TI4rXiWhdYFnxtaFxbyZS_q0ZEI6ILq3tOgtuo_rwPAGNmgWdlZs8tzz7ILLtUhFW7e3CAVMAk7Xq4h9Qr0DOQO_lDcnZFnOAsObi13bM_8Q5g/s1600-h/IMG_5247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318615365725224802" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIpe_7ojuXRHR9MiMnpqG7-VP29up3TI4rXiWhdYFnxtaFxbyZS_q0ZEI6ILq3tOgtuo_rwPAGNmgWdlZs8tzz7ILLtUhFW7e3CAVMAk7Xq4h9Qr0DOQO_lDcnZFnOAsObi13bM_8Q5g/s320/IMG_5247.JPG" border="0" /></a>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-73041650428657012292009-03-29T07:14:00.000-07:002009-03-29T07:20:21.209-07:00Kokugyo Prize 58 Utsurimono<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_rBvrjChSG36uJwgw8s-5d0c1MxbWqgpsK01xHbiI0E7iacXTWKqaN_CPvnmU1r9AyTqacktk44xH-oQHX7Po_1mVh_ixHT_RxelPa17CWaG7f1yUoA5eSlYuYhiVipdCObshyphenhyphenLjL8w/s1600-h/IMG_5241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318614340034501410" style="WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_rBvrjChSG36uJwgw8s-5d0c1MxbWqgpsK01xHbiI0E7iacXTWKqaN_CPvnmU1r9AyTqacktk44xH-oQHX7Po_1mVh_ixHT_RxelPa17CWaG7f1yUoA5eSlYuYhiVipdCObshyphenhyphenLjL8w/s320/IMG_5241.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-1175547654132559782009-03-29T07:01:00.000-07:002009-03-29T07:10:31.298-07:00Wakagoi Show<div>Our base for the show was the Best Western Tosu Hotel, after a good nights sleep we headed off to the show, the image below is from the bridge between the hotel and the show.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG_4mbRdEq4MzByMne67WvmD3gCGfjy17c60zNgaLwW5d3aLtXpwCLXxMx5YHsN08NLmPEGR5SmFvi3x9gwF6YNS9t2Sh0C22iDMrDc4_uR1b6ghEmYEk3s7yg4yHU0ztEOXD2UElVGM/s1600-h/IMG_5136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318611369277323202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG_4mbRdEq4MzByMne67WvmD3gCGfjy17c60zNgaLwW5d3aLtXpwCLXxMx5YHsN08NLmPEGR5SmFvi3x9gwF6YNS9t2Sh0C22iDMrDc4_uR1b6ghEmYEk3s7yg4yHU0ztEOXD2UElVGM/s320/IMG_5136.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-20352699552526921032009-03-28T14:09:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:12:13.078-07:00Wakagoi (Young All Japan Show)Morning All<br /><br />Arrived in Tosu for the Wakagoi, Young All Japan Show late last night. After an 11 hour plane journey, then 5 hour on the bullet train, then another 7 hours on the bullet train tomorrow going back up to Niigata, is it worth it ?<br /><br />You bet it is!<br /><br />We are at the show all day today, then back up to Niigata in search of High Grade Tosai<br /><br />We went out with our Japanese hosts for a traditional Japanese meal last night, very nice! We are at the show today so will be updating things later. Watch this space!Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-58231153547035880382009-03-25T00:54:00.000-07:002009-03-25T01:02:23.045-07:00Japan Spring Buying Trip 2009We shall be heading off to Japan on Friday 24 th March until the 4 th April, we will be at the Wakagoi show (Young All Japan) in Tosu and back up to the mountains of Niigata to look for high quality Tosai.<br /><br />We will be updating this blog on a daily basis, so please stay tuned!Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-10680543513297045552009-01-27T17:41:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:28:42.151-08:00Ochiba from Kaneko<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_EA9PvBPs_vWT1QDvN6wo8L5MEmT6993Kv8_iGRMysmMib5bCH7QEckmCc7rkczDKHttmBmZ-1kcbROWAYHUb4ZqLnLH-Uqt2aMFcv2nGEVB9TNst9ExxuNFxRO08aFRzfuFkgPXtT4/s1600-h/IMG_4464.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296164451011839826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_EA9PvBPs_vWT1QDvN6wo8L5MEmT6993Kv8_iGRMysmMib5bCH7QEckmCc7rkczDKHttmBmZ-1kcbROWAYHUb4ZqLnLH-Uqt2aMFcv2nGEVB9TNst9ExxuNFxRO08aFRzfuFkgPXtT4/s320/IMG_4464.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div>We purchased this koi back in March 2008 she was 25 cm, we left her in our mudpond to grow on, when harvested in Oct 2008 she was 60 cm. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Its always a little worrying when leaving koi to grow on as there's lots of risk involved, but one things for sure the learning experience of how the koi developes is very rewarding!<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasgpDhBmuOIN0TtZX-ZGMsP3e_tN-iwtLzVFCUp48oyWtUEhH95WSdEiziCiDSTMX4T2CtFlDMkxjfKGq0M6mZlTasE0hmAfv_knCX9kvg1q8DcWLVtbw6YNYRyc480Xce_01ZgSdiB4/s1600-h/IMG_4464.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Below is a video of the Ochiba back in the UK<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzpdOfDmwvc-IXkpqLGbZeNsDBvnDl9UbwixBFRknh1ooHqXxyTOtXRZJIbLpjJIh9n-1gsQZMuIU2xaJfq4w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-69549424913184975362009-01-27T17:30:00.000-08:002009-01-27T17:35:25.248-08:00Torazo Nisai<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNlsvj_dpI3caRMVJfCGVcFLQRylCTBlXs5ysBRIbfAOOYJJ5tgWsuLc8H8b8RFuzJOT7sT-ccikVbvzJYhUaOtUP0q7CGK3OLOVxDjfzF3z0N8OCbZhCftBKDGwlQxI_5hXvHtBa6xg/s1600-h/IMG_4250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296152124369319282" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNlsvj_dpI3caRMVJfCGVcFLQRylCTBlXs5ysBRIbfAOOYJJ5tgWsuLc8H8b8RFuzJOT7sT-ccikVbvzJYhUaOtUP0q7CGK3OLOVxDjfzF3z0N8OCbZhCftBKDGwlQxI_5hXvHtBa6xg/s320/IMG_4250.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BBILSOgCyecOJyXiW16yQFFIktYRV48gO7-_B0D38UkmeaT2ChBcUfvxY5X4i_o06BLhXcIhh1yrrxrywQMYqcGjfKkzTTN7sfdDYqCliwlCfyZSSQrvwEi5TFsQFXZgOfU3G54q57Y/s1600-h/IMG_4247.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-30406162824343426692009-01-27T17:27:00.001-08:002009-01-27T17:30:13.359-08:00A Few Tancho's from Maruju!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nIGkrUEcNke4ThugNw8lEcw_FYDxvfG3YxtRnVl8o-XXO-xDzmON02Anr038DWoyXAe-jQGMeZJrfBCSGhu8zXQn_Btc-hNChcZXdYRcqkCF_IcUStfSH9IjCuQ77sOHBiaZsvSZm2M/s1600-h/IMG_4385.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296150551586846018" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nIGkrUEcNke4ThugNw8lEcw_FYDxvfG3YxtRnVl8o-XXO-xDzmON02Anr038DWoyXAe-jQGMeZJrfBCSGhu8zXQn_Btc-hNChcZXdYRcqkCF_IcUStfSH9IjCuQ77sOHBiaZsvSZm2M/s320/IMG_4385.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2744035160405416643.post-40684689186793635532009-01-27T16:38:00.000-08:002009-01-27T17:14:58.617-08:00Welcome to Absolute Koi's New Blog<span style="font-family:verdana;">This Blog will be used whilst we are in Japan buying stocks, this will be updated daily with images and videos of koi we have purchased.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJGvyaMVYi2cx2RXay9l_YPVF7yrEmktGY7KuDxTQGfH3ghGiwGPp9-PhiZvrqx7-LcjdM1gak4qXaI3322AGj5CdX7vfh4D-cRvsX5GTtEEJ1q-koUCwVsVrk9q9bz9vDG-djqWPHqg/s1600-h/IMG_4385.JPG"></a>Absolute Koihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733016674467305296noreply@blogger.com0