Koi : "The Yamakoshi Year"

13-12-2008, 12:07 AM

The Yamakoshi Year is the blog of Mark Gardner who is spending a year living in Ojiya, Japan, close to Yamakoshi, the home and heartland of production of Koi (Nishikigoi).

I find that this blog is gives more insight to koi farming than any book i've ever read. As this blog got no home page to start with, I chose to introduce this blog with a mud pond harvest page. Just look at the living jewels that emerge from the muddy waters.... never fail to take my breath away.

Preview: Torazo lifting a big kohaku

The blog page:
http://yamakoshi.blogspot.com/2008/1...big-girls.html

13-12-2008, 12:22 AM

Veri nice blog, thanks for sharing.

13-12-2008, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by chris

Veri nice blog, thanks for sharing.

So much info in there that after a month plus of reading, i havnt finish all of it! It is a real good inside look at how farmers breed koi, select them, care for them, and show them.

And all the show koi pics are the best of every season. Awesome!

Solitaire · 13-12-2008, 12:30 AM

I really like this picture from the blog

13-12-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Solitaire

I really like this picture from the blog

wow! Whole pond of tanchos! I dun remember seeing that! Too many pics, i must have skimmed past. Glad you are enjoying the blog!

Solitaire · 13-12-2008, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by terence28

wow! Whole pond of tanchos! I dun remember seeing that! Too many pics, i must have skimmed past. Glad you are enjoying the blog!

hehe, yes, if i'm not wrong, it is under April.

thank you for sharing with us such a wonderful n beneficial blog!

winkelhock · 13-12-2008, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Solitaire

I really like this picture from the blog

wah cb so many tanchos??

Solitaire · 13-12-2008, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by winkelhock

wah cb so many tanchos??

yeah lo.
one whole harvest!

shiok

moscowblue · 21-12-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Solitaire

I really like this picture from the blog

this picture is after many many rounds of culling

21-12-2008, 01:45 PM

I'm not 100% sure that in Japan a Kage Showa would go into Kawarimono. In Nichinrin magazine Kage Showa isn't listed as a variety in Kawarimono, yet Kage Utsuri is.

In the UK Kage Showa went into Kawarimono until around 15 years ago when they just went in Showa, purely because of teh confusion of what a Kage Showa actually was!

Kage (car-gay) literally translates as 'shadow'. Many young showa with unfinished sumi could be described as having 'kage' type sumi, when in effect it is just unfinished sumi.

Given the age and size of these examples I would shy away from describing either as Kage Showa to be honest.

13-12-2008, 12:07 AM	#1
terence28 Guest Posts: n/a	Koi : "The Yamakoshi Year" The Yamakoshi Year is the blog of Mark Gardner who is spending a year living in Ojiya, Japan, close to Yamakoshi, the home and heartland of production of Koi (Nishikigoi). I find that this blog is gives more insight to koi farming than any book i've ever read. As this blog got no home page to start with, I chose to introduce this blog with a mud pond harvest page. Just look at the living jewels that emerge from the muddy waters.... never fail to take my breath away. Preview: Torazo lifting a big kohaku The blog page: http://yamakoshi.blogspot.com/2008/1...big-girls.html

13-12-2008, 12:30 AM	#4
Solitaire AFC Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,630	I really like this picture from the blog Attached Thumbnails

13-12-2008, 12:22 AM	#2
chris Guest Posts: n/a	Veri nice blog, thanks for sharing.

21-12-2008, 01:45 PM	#10
markgardner Guest Posts: n/a	I'm not 100% sure that in Japan a Kage Showa would go into Kawarimono. In Nichinrin magazine Kage Showa isn't listed as a variety in Kawarimono, yet Kage Utsuri is. In the UK Kage Showa went into Kawarimono until around 15 years ago when they just went in Showa, purely because of teh confusion of what a Kage Showa actually was! Kage (car-gay) literally translates as 'shadow'. Many young showa with unfinished sumi could be described as having 'kage' type sumi, when in effect it is just unfinished sumi. Given the age and size of these examples I would shy away from describing either as Kage Showa to be honest.

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