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Koi are walked thru the bidders to get one last look before bidding at the Dainichi Harvest Auction

Japanese Koi Breeder Harvest Auctions

For koi dealers, brokers, passionate collectors, and investors, the autumn harvest auctions at Japan’s top breeder farms mark one of the most anticipated chapters of the year.

Kevin Warren

3 min read

The National Art Center, Tokyo

This is The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT), one of Japan’s largest exhibition spaces, and a very different kind of national museum.

Koi Travel

Kevin Warren

5 min read

KOI BREEDERS

Koi mud pond harvest involves carrying bagged koi to a truck with water tank to transport them back to the farm

Koi Breeder Mud Pond Harvests

Every autumn in Japan’s koi-breeding regions, the quiet mud ponds begin to come alive. Koi breeders—farmers in their own right—walk the mud-pond banks before sunrise, checking on their prized Nishikigoi and the condition of the ponds themselves.

Kevin Warren

2 min read

Manabu Ogata: Japanese Koi Master

In this interview with Manabu Ogata: Japanese Koi Master, we see why Japan, the birthplace of Nishikigoi, remains the center of excellence for the finest koi in the world.

Kevin Warren

6 min read

Japan’s Global Exports of Nishikigoi

This story is a data-driven project intended to present a clear picture of what Japan’s Global Exports of Nishikigoi looks like.

Kevin Warren

3 min read

The Art of Sorting Fry

It's breeding season across the Koi Farms of Japan in late spring/early summer. Each breeder is pairing up his best females with the males

Kevin Warren

2 min read

TRAVEL

The National Art Center, Tokyo

This is The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT), one of Japan’s largest exhibition spaces, and a very different kind of national museum.

Kevin Warren

5 min read

Driving into the Origin of Nishikigoi

Driving into the Origin of Nishikigoi along Niigata Prefectural Road 219

Kevin Warren

1 min read

Terraced Rice Fields of Tokamachi

Within Niigata Prefecture’s Chuetsu region, the Hoshitouge Terraced Rice Fields of Tokamachi unfold across steep hillsides like a mosaic art piece. With over 200 paddies carved into the slopes, these terraces are a testament to centuries of agricultural ingenuity and community resilience.

Kevin Warren

7 min read