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Mr. Aoki came into the koi industry by storm.  He has focused his breeding to unusual varieties such as the development of Kikokuryu and Beni Kikokuryu.

Mr Aoki was born in Iketani of Yamakoshi Village.  Given his birth place Mr. Aoki grew up in the heart of the koi world.  

Mr. Hirasawa, for 18 years, played an important role in establishing the Dainichi brand. He now actively takes in new approaches such as accepting students from vocational schools. Since he started his own company in 1970, he has been producing Koi with an emphasis on quality, and his goal is to produce Koi that will captivate the world.

Niigata aregional Director All Japan NIshikigoi Promotion Associaition

Tetsutaro Kataoka created 1961 the Katasei Koi farm. Straight ones with the school finished, he decided to begin with the Koizüchterei and breeds since that time Taisho Sanshoku. Although Tetsutaro Kataoka was warned by some Koizüchtern not to concern itself equal at the beginning with the difficult and risky breed of the Taisho Sanshoku he was from the beginning very successful. it changed the names of the Koi farm in “Oya Koi farm” for 1972.

Tetsutaro Kataoka is very nature-conscious humans. Thus it made its completely own experiences in the Koizucht. Although already so some Koi did not have promising characteristics, but nevertheless a certain fascination on the viewer exercised, waited for Tetsutaro Kataoka simply. Such Koi very often developed then to a splendour copy.

Tetsutaro Kataoka does not specify the characteristics of a Koi, if he is located calmly in the water, but rather, if he is in motion. Because straight then is most intensive the radiant emittance of a Taisho Sanshoku. And although it white that there is no perfect Koi, attaches it nevertheless great importance to the fact that its Koi have intensive colors and good body forms.