Sekiguchi Koi Farm was founded by my grandfather, Kosuke. He produced Kohaku, Taisho Sanke, and Asagi.

At the time my father, Kazuo, worked in the dyeing business, but one time he saw a Koi called Tamagin, a variety with marble-like shine on the scales, and became captivated by Nishikigoi. He then started producing Nishikigoi on the side.

The marbles on Tamagin were known to disappear at the age of 3, which was considered a defect, but my father was able to fix those beautiful marbles on their bodies. The marbles kept glowing, and they didn’t disappear as the Koi grew. A new variety named “Pearl Ginrin” was recognized. The whole family was thrilled when we won the Governor’s prize the first time we sent our Koi to the show. When you actually see our Koi, you would see that the patterns on the scales glow as if they were real pearls.