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Sakai Kohaku Part I |
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Page 2 of 5 Establishment of Keito Sparkles in the History of Nishikigoi
 The foundation of Sakai Kohaku was built by three female koi: Donguri; Sakura; and Dongame. The group of masterpiece koi and the part of the parents of the second generation are enough of a story in themselves, but we won't focus exclusively on them here.
In addition to the three, today's genealogy is completed with the lineage of the Dainichi Kohaku "Yumeko" and Ogawa kohaku from Nagasaki. (in the next page, the complex, one-page family tree is created. Although "Sakura line" is divided in two, this does not mean that the "Donguri line" is the main lineage. "Fujiko" and "Rose", listed on each side, are the brother koi from the same mother.
With any breeding combinations, there are no cases of crossing with the same lines, such as Sensuke male and female, or Dainichi male and female.
 Although some experts say that the lineage does not matter to produce great koi, this chart proves and gives us the understanding that the fine koi are produced by the crossing of great bloodlines. Furthermore, the bloodlines are surely inherited.
The koi that are the grandchildren of Sakura and Donguri are winning Kokugyo awards, the first places, and the second places at Tokyo competition. Beret and Fujiko's brother koi, although not mentioned in the chart, made splash at the national competitions a few years back. The only child of the first generation that was exhibited at the main competition was the "Sakura line" kohaku owned by Nobuo Takigawa which was the second place in the 90 bu. Many still remember that the koi was the overall winner at the All Japan Zennichirin Nagoya competition in 1997.
Shinji Matsumoto's Kohaku "Asahi" which won the 90 bu Kokugyo award, and Chuji Ohama's Kohaku which won the 85 bu Kokugyo award could be considered as the parents of the first generation. As the bigger perspective of Sakai Kohaku today, however, it is more feasible to assume they are not in the same line. Of course, it is still the fact that the lineage is inherited as the father of "Fujiko" and it leads to Yoshio Tanaka's Kohaku which was the 80 bu winner of the category.
In any breed, not to mention kohaku, it is quite rare to see the families of the fine lineages in Niigata, where koi originated, that continue to produce masterpieces in a way that the offspring of the original masterpiece become the parents of the next masterpiece. In many cases the masterpiece is limited to one parent of the first generation, and if either side of parents is missing, the breeding stops in the family. Even when the offspring of the first generation becomes the parent, it is still difficult to create anything beyond the first generation.
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 In recent years, Sakai Fish Farm of Hiroshima has produced scores of superb kohaku that have proved extremely competitive at koi shows the world over. Establing a quality keito from the ground up is never an easy task...it takes years of hard work, perserverance, and wise choices to get the needed results. Although a bit dated, the following article offers a superb insight into the foundations of the Sakai kohaku lines. |
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