Yamakoshi Autumn 2011 Part Five

Please be sure to check out Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four of Yamakoshi Autumn 2011.

6/11/11

Typical isn’t it?

I have never seen a doitsu Aka Bekko in my life and Yagenji had TWO of them!

doitsu Aka Bekko in my life and Yagenji had TWO

Now if only I knew 25% of what this master has forgotten about Koi….

Now if only I knew 25% of what this master has forgotten about Koi

Seiji Hiroi of Kokugyokan, Ojiya and some world class Koi as usual.

Seiji Hiroi of Kokugyokan, Ojiya

Spellbound…

Looking at koi

Some scenes along the way….waterfalls..

Waterfall at temple in yamakoshi

Valleys…..

Mountains at mushigame

Even Koinobori!

Koinobori

And drain covers with Koi…

drain covers with Koi

Banzai!

Banzai

Temples..

Temples

Bulls even…

Bulls even

Flowers..

Flowers

Insects…

Insects

Insects 1

Trees…

Trees

Look out for the landslides!

Look out for the landslides

Doro-Ike…

Doro-Ike

This next guy needs more than one outlet simply because he has far too many Koi to harvest.

This next guy needs more than one outlet simply because he has far too many Koi

Hirasawa san owner of Marusei or Seitaro who produces Koi in just about every variety, every size and every quality from cheap and cheerful to mind blowing!

How’s this sansai Kohaku for class?

Hirasawa san owner of Marusei or Seitaro who produces Koi in just about every variety

In summer, his two sons set out at 3.30am and feed 170 mud ponds with 450 kilos of feed per day. They return around 10.00am to spend until 8.00pm culling the new-born fry.

two sons set out at 3.30am and feed 170 mud ponds with 450 kilos of feed per day

two sons set out at 3.30am and feed 170 mud ponds with 450 kilos of feed per day 1

This is the huge outlet near Araya.

This is the huge outlet near Araya

And another recently purchased from Hiroi san near Ojiya and he still has the original outlet in Utogi.

Hiroi san near Ojiya

It really is hard to take it all in, when we left for home he still had only 50% of his mud ponds harvested!

still had only 50% of his mud ponds harvested

still had only 50% of his mud ponds harvested 1

still had only 50% of his mud ponds harvested 2

still had only 50% of his mud ponds harvested 3

The man really is an enigma.

More soon……….

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