It’s that time of the year again! Every time I come to Japan there is always something new and exciting to be discovered and I am eager to share this trip with everyone. Thank you so much to everyone who has followed my blog over the years. It brings me a great sense of fulfillment…
DetailsKoi Show Season has officially begun in America! We were unfortunately not back Stateside early enough to catch the first one in Phoenix, Arizona with the Valley of the Sun Koi Club, but we managed to make it just in time for the ZNA Nor-Cal Show. Saturday morning was beautiful and sunny and it looked…
DetailsA friend of ours, Shohei Takatsu, stayed with Devin and I in Minnesota for a few months last year to learn English. He began working at Marudo Koi Farm shortly after Devin returned to America and that’s where we had met him. We had become quite close to him and before he left, we promised…
DetailsI may be back stateside, but the story of this year’s Japan trip isn’t over yet! Kindly indulge me as I relive the last few days of our trip around Japan this winter season. Matsuyama is one of Devin and Shawn’s most favorite place to visit in Japan owing to the beautiful scenery and lovely…
DetailsThe main annual event that I look forward to every year, the Philippine Koi Show has always been held during the weekend after the All-Japan Koi Show. Preparing for this event takes up pretty much all of our time during the slower winter months in the United States and gives us a really nice kick-start to the year. Since the…
DetailsWe interrupt the regular programming to give you a special news update! This morning my brother got up bright and early to judge the All-Japan Koi Show! My brother, Tom, started doing Koi at the tender age of 12. It was love at first sight for him and since then he continuously pursued a deeper…
DetailsAs you may now have surmised, Devin and I are travelling buddies with Shawn from Mystic Koi and Chai Taevanitcharoen from Southern California ZNA. This morning Chai turned to me and asked me, “Where did you find the time to write these stories (referring to my blog posts) online?” to which Devin and I just laughed. This trip has…
DetailsDomestic flying in Japan is like modern flying with all the perks of circa 1980. It is convenience to the highest degree. This is going to blow your mind and may sound a little unbelievable but I promise you it is all true. We get to the airport the standard one hour before the flight…
DetailsI’ve been meaning to share my experiences with everyone sooner, but thus far it has been a blur of movement since we got here. Like I mentioned in my previous post, this trip is focused mainly on visiting breeders down south. Unlike visiting Niigata, the Koi breeders in Southern Japan are a lot further from…
DetailsHello Everyone! The last time I wrote a post, I was a few days away from going to Japan. Now I am currently at LAX with Shawn McHenry and Devin Swanson getting ready to board a plane to Narita, Japan. Yay! Typically this time of the year, people only go to Japan for the All-Japan…
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