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Our Ozeki club team,
from left...Chang,
Masahiko-san, Tian, Ron & Ishikawa-san |
For those of you out
there who are passionately in love with Japanese Ranchus, we urge you
to make at least one pilgrimage to Japan in your Ranchu rearing
hobby. Apart from seeing many beautiful places along the way, a
visit to some of the master breeders is the ultimate experience for
a hobbyist.
The months of July-August is the best time to see the Tosais of the
new season and hopefully buy some real good quality fishes as well.
Our club has been fortunate to have members pay such visits
regularly and of course, they also endeavour to bring home the
‘real’ Japanese bred fishes for other members.
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The
trip is also part of our quest for continuous upgrading of our know-how in keeping Ranchus
based on the finest Japanese tradition. Some of us have known
Ishikawa-san for some years and he was very kind to host a visit for
3 of our keen members last August.
Ishikawa-san is the revered Ranchu master in the All Japan Ranchu
Association. His experience is a family tradition passed from father
to son. His family name is renowned and has been associated with Ranchu breeding for close to
a hundred years. A man with very few words,
his reputation precedes him and he lets his fishes do the talking.
Although they are pricey to start with, his collection of over 500
fishes each season is generally considered to be of the highest
quality, ranging anything from 80,000 to 500,000 yen for Tosais.
Chang, Ron and Tian were very fortunate this summer, where they
spent a good 2 days at his farm just outside Tokyo. What makes
Ishikawa’s collection unique is, apart from culling the fishes that
he breeds himself, he also takes in the best fishes from other club
breeders under his wing as well. Though the searing heat during
August was penetrating, our members were oblivious to it. They were
taken in by this season’s Tosai of very fine quality. They spent a
good 6 hours on the first day admiring, discussing and selecting a
few which they bought for other club members.
Ishikawa-san
is also the life President of the most famous Ranchu Club in Japan,
the Kangyo-kai. We are proud to announce that
Mr. Ron Ng from Ozeki Ranchu Club
Singapore, is the first Singaporean to be admitted to this
prestigious club on the recommendation of Ishikawa-san.
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"Ooo! where did you find this one?"...Ishikawa-san |
Mmmm...this pond looks pretty interesting! |
"Ron-san..this is a
very good fish!"...Masahiko |
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"Ron, did you see that?"...Tian |
The Ozeki Ranchu
Club’s mission is to promote the Japanese top view Ranchu hobby in Singapore and in
the region outside of Japan. We are dedicated to bring more information to the public on Ranchu
keeping, selection and providing guidance to new hobbyists in the finer points of
keeping Japanese Ranchus.
If you wish to learn more from us, please visit our
website
for regular updates as well as emailing us at
OzekiRanchuClubSG@yahoo.com
whenever you have any queries.
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