The Koi Gods watch over Ojiya, Japan
Many consider Koi as living art
Seitaro Hirasawa, a Legendary Koi Breeder, founder of Marusei Koi Farm
Koi Ponds dot the hillsides of the mountain around Ojiya, Japan
Marushin Koi Farm
Marushin Koi Farm
Mitsuhiro Tanaka netting koi for a client
Marushin Koi Farm is a very pristine facility
Marushink Koi Farm is a very pristine facility
Marushink Koi Farm is a very pristine facility
Marushin Koi Farm: Sold Out
Marushin Koi Farm small indoor pond
Marushin Koi Farm state of the art inside pond
Marushin Koi Farm
Marushin Koi Farm small pond and storage
Marushin Koi Farm, tools of the trade
MItsuhiro Tanaka, Koi Breeder
Koi Art
Ao Aokiya, Koi Breeder at Motoyoshi Koi Farm
Koi Net
Motoyoshi Farm
Ao Aokiya netting beautiful koi
Motoyoshi Koi Farm crew
The most beautiful Koi at Motoyoshi Koi Farm
Ao Aokiya moving the koi
Shawn Rosen, owner, Koi Market Aquatic Gardens inspecting fish
Ao Aokiya documenting sold fish
Shawn Rosen, owner, Koi Market Aquatic Gardens inspecting fish
Team Koi Market deciding on koi to purchase
Decisions regarding Koi at this level of perfection is never easy.
Jeroen from Orna Fish adds up the totals
Jeroen and Ao go over the numbers from todays sale
A Koi farm has to have a cat mascot right
Motoyoshi Koi Farm is another one of the well kept farms visited
Hello friends chosen to fly to America
Oofuchi Hideaki walks to his Koi Farm for a live auction sale
Oofuchi Hideaki, Breeder, Fukusawa Koi Farm
Oofuchi Hideaki and family run Fukusawa Koi Farm
The Hideaki Family takes their business seriously
Mrs. Hideaki fills the holding tubs for the live auction.
Netting the best koi at the Fukusawa Koi Farm
Mother and Son working together
Mrs. Hideaki misses nothing
Fish size matters when it comes to pricing
Watching the koi never ends
Team Orna Fish at Fukusawa Koi farm with their client, Koi Market Aquatic
LIve Auction from the Fukusawa Koi Farm by Koi Market Aquatic
Running the live auction from a laptop
Sold Koi move to transport tanks that are then reboxed and shipped to America
Fukusawa does the business of a Koi Auction
There are 100 "mud ponds" at the Fukusawa Koi Farm
Fukusawa Koi Farm
Fukusawa uses oyster shells to help balance water quality of their koi ponds
A wet fall day in the Nagaoka region at Fukusawa Koi Farm
The forests around Fukusawa Koi Farm
The koi ponds at Fukusawa seem to go one endlessly thru the mountains
One of hundreds of ponds at Fukusawa
Marusei Koi Farms
Tools of the trade to measure koi length at Marusei Farms
Marusei Koi Farms are about Koi, rice and vegetable.
Marusei Koi Farm Rice paddy
Outdoor ponds at Marusei Koi Farm
Indoor ponds at Marusei Koi Farm
All hands on deck to prep for a live Koi Auction from Marusei Koi Farm
Inside Marusei Koi Farm
Documenting koi for the auction with old school polaroids
Jeroen Dregmans of Orna Fish has been doing this a long time.
Decisions, Decisions
Marusei Koi Farm Ponds
Marusei Koi Farm Ponds
Marusei Koi Farm Ponds
Marusei Koi Farm Ponds
Marusei Koi Farm Ponds
No that one, you want that one right.
Suda Kai Koi Farm is working on the mud ponds
Shawn Rosen at Suda Kai Koi Farm
Roy Sakuma Suda Kai Koi Farm.
Suda Kai Koi Farm outbuilding
Suda Kai Koi Farm tools of the Trade
Suda Kai Koi Farm indoor pond building
Suda Kai Koi Farm
Suda Kai Koi Farm indoor ponds
Work never stops at Suda Kai Koi Farm
Suda Kai Koi Farm holding ponds
Where are you my little Koi friend
Suda Koi Farm puts the selected Koi into the holding tub
Shotaro tells Roy what koi Koi Market wants
The Orna Fish Boyz Shotaro and Jeroen sign the deal with Roy of Suda Koi Farm
The office and meds at Suda Kai Koi Farm
The office at Suda Kai Koi Farm
Dry Suits and gear at Suda Kai Koi Farm
Suda Kai Koi Farm main house
Shawn and Mike looking at koi number one-million and one.
Shinoda Koi Farm
Shinoda Koi Farm indoor pond
Shinoda Koi Farm office
Susumu Shinoda, second generation owner of Shinoda Koi Farm
Tha's a wrap at Shinoda Koi Farm
Loading Koi from all the breeders onto a truck for transport to the airport
A koi farm employee leaving the loading site
Koi all loaded and ready to go.
Truck driver thinking about the many koi still to come onto his truck
That's a wrap.
The Mountains in Niigata Prefecture where all great Koi are found
