The 20th Toyama Prefecture Young Koi Show
May 11, 2025
Venue : Uozu City, Toyama Prefecture, Uozu General Park
The 20th Toyama Prefecture Young Koi Show was held at a special venue in Uozu General Park amid summer-like weather. Daisuke Ishihara (Yagenji Koi Farm) and Tomomi Tsuna (Sensuke Co., Ltd.) were invited from Niigata Prefecture to serve as judges.
After careful judging, the Grand Champion was selected from 153 fish. The winner was a 3-year-old, 41 cm Showa Sanshoku from the 42bu division, owned by Mitsuru Yanagihara. The fish was produced by Nagoshi Koi Farm in Toyama Prefecture, purchased from the same farm, and raised in spring-fed ponds at the owner’s home.

42bu Showa Sanshoku/Mitsuru Yanagihara
Breeder and Handler/Nagoshi Koi Farm

Other top winners were Young Champion: 42bu Goshiki, Masanobu Takeshima; Junior Champion: 30bu Kohaku, Mitsuru Yanagihara; Mini Champion: 21bu Taisho Sanshoku, Yasumori Ikezaki; Prefectural Fish Award: 42bu Asagi, Kokichi Makino; Special Variety Award: 42bu Asagi, Shintaro Terahata; Tateyama Grand Prize: 42bu Shusui, Hisayoshi Masuyama.
