Many of you know that we had a terrible incident at the store last December. We lost most of the Koi purchased on our October trip. After it happened I had let Mr. Sakai and Masaru Hosokai know about the situation. Besides words of encouragement they have both made a big effort to offer to help facilitate replacements. Masaru Hosokai, without my knowing, actually has spoken with a lot of the breeders we have been dealing with and they all have offered help in one way or another. The support has been heart warming and much needed. Shigeru Mano, of Dainichi Koi farm has been no exception. When we arrived he was not there but he had asked Masaru to pick out 6 Showa. One of the Koi we lost was a Dainichi Showa. Masaru picked out some very nice Showa and when Shigeru arrived he pointed out the two most expensive Showa and said that these would be offered as choices for the replacements. The other four he set a very good price on and said that I could offer them to my customers at a reduced price. I am very grateful for all of the support we are receiving here.

We have received some beautiful nisai from Sekiguchi.

We got a call that Isa had been harvesting larger Koi, 3 and 4 year olds, so we went over there. It was not a disappointment. We found some of the best Showa I have seen at his facility. We priced a few but did not tub them. If you are serious and would like to know more about anything I post I would be happy to go back and get more info. Right now things are very slow here, there are not many buyers, and many of the Koi are still in the mud as they have had a good, long growing season.