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Introducing our Koi Farms
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Marusho Koi Farm@ |
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Farm Name: Marusho Youri-en
Farm Address: 168, Yomogihira-machi, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-1122 JAPAN
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Speciality: We aim to be a successor and developer of the "Sadazo" lineage, producing high-quality Jumbo Sanke. |
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Founded in 1969 by Shoji Tanaka. His son, Makoto now takes over the farm business.
Our farm is concentrated on quality. We aim to breed Nishikigoi equipped with all elements; quality, good body conformation and patterns. We want to produce impressive Nishikigoi that would dwell in our customers' hearts.
Now breeding: Taisho Sanshoku (Sadazo-line Marusho Sanke), Ginrin Sanke, Ginrin Showa, Doitsu Sanke, Doitsu Showa, Beni Kumonryu, Shusui.
Our farm is located in Yomogihira, deep in the mountain area. We have plenty of fresh spring water from deep snow that falls in winter time, up high in the mountains above our area. This environment is said to have good effect on Nishikigoi. Yomogihira is called to be a Sanke-place, as our forerunners has been enthusiastic in producing Sanke.
In order to produce good quality Tosai fish, it is important to select a good combination of parent koi. It affects the number of Tosai fish with good quality and potentiality. Koi without quality and potentiality will not grow up to be a good koi, in any way, with any whatever effort. But beauty of Nishikigoi is not solely dependent on the potentiality that the koi is born with. It also takes good environmentand much care. It is important to grow high potential koi with much care in a good environment.
So, our environment in Yomogihira seems to bring forth the very good characteristics that Sanke has. So that good Sanke grow more beautifully in the mud ponds in Yomogihira. Especially, big Sanke more than four years old come up very beautifully from mud ponds. This is one of the reasons that this area is called to be a Sanke-place.
We also specialize in Sanke, making use of this geographical advantage.
Our farm uses about 30 natural ponds between 1,000-3,000 sq. meters and keep very small numbers of koi per pond. We aim to raise koi with very natural and beautiful body conformation.
Sanke is required to have very high standard on elements of koi appreciation - white background, "Beni" quality, "Hi" - pattern, "Sumi" quality, placements of "Sumi" spots... - so producing Sanke is not always so easy.
And though Yomogihira is called to be a Sanke-place, it is been a while since an extrordinary Sanke has been produced from here. But now, though not yet so many, we have produced some Sanke that would meet the standards of public appreciation. We would like to develop our Marusho Sanke line, by keeping the good tradition and by introducing new lines.
We always welcome your visit.
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Oomo Koi Farm
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Farm Name: Oomo Youri-jo
Farm Address: 1737-1, Muikaichi-machi, Nagaoka, Niigata, 940-1133 JAPAN
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We aim to produce Showa that would grow up to be bigger and more beautiful with age.
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At Oomo Koi Farm of Nishikigoi Niigata direct, we specialise in Showa Sanshoku (Showa).
We have concentrated in Showa, in the 20 years of our history.
We have started with female parents from Takeda Showa from Hiroshima, with male parents from Dainichi Showa. It is more than 10 years we used these combinations, one pair is still producing many good offsprings every year. We also use a female parent koi from Ikarashi koi Farm (Mushigame), over 85cm long.
We keep 7 female parent koi and 10 male parent koi now. From these stocks, we breed about 3-4 pairs every year, considering the health conditions and so forth.
We selected out about 400,000 "Kuroko" (black fry) from about 1,000,000 fry and put them in mud ponds in late May. We plan to start the first round of selection in late June and do 6 times of selections until September. We plan to harvest top tosais in late October or in November. We plan to raise Tosai Showas in the size between 27-30cm long, at harvest time. And, we are looking after the fish in mud ponds with expectations - so that we'll have many high quality fish.
Showa-lovers! Please come visit our farm. You'll have a lot of fun!
Please let us know of your visit by contacting Oomo in advance. We wait for your visit!
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