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Yamakoshi, Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Shintaro Koi Farm

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Shintaro Koi Farm is located in Yamakoshi, Nagaoka, in Japan's Niigata Prefecture, and was founded and is run by Shintaro Mano. While the farm produces Kohaku and Sanke, it has concentrated its breeding program on Showa Sanshoku, and Mano's name has become closely associated with Showa valued for striking pattern, strong growth, and koi that continue to improve in beauty with age. Over roughly 30,000 square meters, the farm uses Niigata's traditional outdoor mud ponds through the warmer months and moves stock into indoor greenhouses for winter, where feeding and skin quality are closely monitored. Each generation of the farm's Showa is selectively bred to strengthen jet-black sumi that emerges with power and strong contrast against the variety's red and white ground.

US dealers importing from Shintaro Koi Farm

Fitz's Fish Ponds

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Milford, NJ Ships nationwide $$

Fitz's Fish Ponds is a New Jersey-based pond builder and koi dealer founded in 2008, running six greenhouses of Japanese koi at its Milford, NJ farm alongside retail locations in NJ and PA. The company both raises its own stock and imports directly from Japanese farms including Shintaro Koi Farm and Aokiya Koi Farm, and organizes buying trips to Japan for customers who want to hand-select fish. Koi ship nationwide, and the farm location is open to retail and wholesale visitors by appointment.

  • Showa Koi
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