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Otsuka Koi Farm is driven past by everyone but do you stop and see the amazing Nishikigoi? Your clients are hoping that ...
09/06/2026

Otsuka Koi Farm is driven past by everyone but do you stop and see the amazing Nishikigoi? Your clients are hoping that you do.

Don’t forget, Ooya Koi Farm is next door.

This fork in the road is a two for one turn off.

The garden at Murin-an is part of the historic Private Villa built for the Japanese Politician Yamagata Aritomo between ...
09/04/2026

The garden at Murin-an is part of the historic Private Villa built for the Japanese Politician Yamagata Aritomo between 1894 and 1898.

Its garden is a well known example of Shakkei or shared spaces. In this example, gardener Ogata Jihei VII used the Higashiyama mountains in the background as his shared space.

Maintaining these gardens takes a team of experts. After all, Murin-an is a designated National Place of Scenic Beauty.

The garden at Muri-an is part of the historic Private Villa built for the Japanese Politician Yamagata Aritomo between 1...
09/04/2026

The garden at Muri-an is part of the historic Private Villa built for the Japanese Politician Yamagata Aritomo between 1894 and 1898.

Its garden is a well known example of Shakkei or shared spaces. In this example, gardener Ogata Jihei VII used the Higashiyama mountains in the background as his shared space.

Maintaining these gardens takes a team of experts. After all, Murin-an is designated National Place of Scenic Beauty.

2026 Koi Harvest is upon us. Breeder auctions, bidding lotteries, crowded pond houses all await. What are your expectati...
09/03/2026

2026 Koi Harvest is upon us. Breeder auctions, bidding lotteries, crowded pond houses all await.

What are your expectations for this years pricing? Have your budgets increased? Are your clients looking for the koi of their dreams or taking a step back?

Let us know in the comments.

During your koi buying trip to Ojiya, Niigata you will want to meet both these men. Iguchi-San is the man most likely to...
09/03/2026

During your koi buying trip to Ojiya, Niigata you will want to meet both these men.

Iguchi-San is the man most likely to be working with you at Koshiji Koi Farm. A very nice man, who will take care of you.

At Koda Koi farm, it’s Nobu-San who is there to ensure you find the Nishikigoi you need. He has no sushi skills, that’s another NOBU-San entirely, no relation.

Enjoy buying season in Japan from Ogata Koi Farm / 尾形養鯉場（Japan） to 伊佐養鯉場 There are many breeders between these two, all across Japan.

09/02/2026

As we begin September, koi dealers, buyers and collectors all begin to think about Harvest time in Japan.

Breeders like will be draining their mud ponds and collecting the best of their Nishikigoi.

Breeder farms and auctions will be overflowing with buyers from around the world.

Good luck to everyone involved.

See you soon!!!

Some Japanese gardens appear to end at a wall, hedge, or line of trees. Others seem to continue beyond their physical bo...
09/01/2026

Some Japanese gardens appear to end at a wall, hedge, or line of trees. Others seem to continue beyond their physical boundaries and into the surrounding mountains.
That second experience is created through Shakkei and Koi Waters Online Magazine has a story on its principles and use at four prominent Kyoto Temple Gardens. Link in bio

https://www.koiwaters.com/post/shakkei-kyoto-example

The art of pruning covered in Niwaki publication, The Niwaki Field Report No. 2.is what Japanese Gardens demonstrate ver...
08/31/2026

The art of pruning covered in Niwaki publication, The Niwaki Field Report No. 2.
is what Japanese Gardens demonstrate very well.

Japanese Garden Expert and author Sophie Walker is the guest author on the topic in Field Report No. 2.

Here at Koi Waters Online Magazine we use products like the Niwaki HIGURASHI GR Secateurs shown above to maintain our garden. I highly recommend them.

The streets of Kyoto, twenty years ago, before tourists overwhelmed the locals causing changes to long established norms...
08/31/2026

The streets of Kyoto, twenty years ago, before tourists overwhelmed the locals causing changes to long established norms.

Travel to enjoy, learn and embrace a culture. Do not visit foreign lands to impose your own ways upon it.

I’ll see you soon my old friend, Kyoto.

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