Today was our last day of general hunting for koi, as tonight Joachim is travelling back and I have a couple of appointments with specific breeders tomorrow and Friday.

Following on from yesterday Joachim and I spent another day today looking at some great koi at many of Niigatas top breeders.

Having spent a very intensive three days taking pictures and video at the All Japan Show I decided today would be a camera free day.  I have been joined for a few days by Joachim Clement from Kokugyo Koi 't Viske and so after walking down to collect the hire car and swapping greetings on route with Mike Snaden and his group who were doing the same, it was off to see some koi.

This morning I was once again at the show early for the same reasons as before and most of the morning was again spent video and talking.

This morning I was up bright and early to get to the show and continue work.  Last night we had returned to the hotel using the shuttle bus from the hotel at the exhibition centre, and so knowing where this departed I used this to avoid the taxi queue (and fare).  I wanted to arrive early as you always get some koi which dont want to behave for photographs, and I find first thing in the morning they are calmer, having had the night period without the air being removed.