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Yamakoshi, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Kanno Koi Farm

The house

Kanno Koi Farm is a nishikigoi breeding operation based in Yamakoshi, Nagaoka City, in Japan's Niigata Prefecture, established in the early 1970s by Hiroshi Hirasawa. The farm is now co-operated with his son, Kazuhiro Hirasawa, continuing a family breeding program on roughly 50,000 square meters of mud ponds and specialized koi houses used for raising both young (tosai) and jumbo koi. Kanno has become particularly well known for its Goshiki, bred for a strong blue net-like (mesh) pattern combined with elegant black markings and vibrant red, and has earned a reputation in the US trade as one of the leading Goshiki specialists. Alongside Goshiki, the farm also produces Sanke, Showa, Kohaku, and Kikusui, with several of its lines tracing back to the prestigious Matsunosuke bloodline.

Notable

  • One of the farm's koi was crowned Mature Champion at the All Japan Koi Show in 2020

Kanno Koi Farm koi in stock at US dealers

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US dealers importing from Kanno Koi Farm

Kodama Koi Farm

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Mililani, HI Ships nationwide $$ $$$ show

Kodama Koi Farm has been farming koi in Mililani, Hawaii since 1969 and operates as both a breeder and a major importer, running weekly online auctions of fish sourced directly from top Niigata breeders such as Dainichi, Isa, and Marudo. It ships nationwide by air cargo from Hawaii and runs an additional retail location, Kodama Koi Garden, in New York.

  • Kohaku Koi
  • Showa Koi
  • Sanke Koi
  • Shiro Utsuri
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