200 million yen per animal! What is the legend created by Hiroshima? Jan 22, 19:41
One fish costs 200 million yen! ?
It's not Oma's tuna in Aomori, which was talked about in the first auction.
This is the price of the ornamental nishikigoi produced in Hiroshima.
Japanese python is also known as a "swim jewel," and is now being watched by the rich from all over the world. Why are foreigners attracted to Nishikigoi? (Hiroshima Broadcasting Station Reporter Jun Igarashi)
Hiroshima is flooded with world buyers
Hiroshima Prefecture is known for the Hiroshima Carp for professional baseball.
Carp cultivation is popular as the name of Carp is, but there are places in the mountains of Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture where foreigners are flooding now.
It is one of the largest carp fish farms in Japan.
The aim of foreigners is Nishikigoi, which originated in Japan.
Here, regular nishikigoi auctions were held, and again, about 120 buyers came from various countries around the world, such as China and Thailand.
Only those involved are allowed to enter, but if you have a special look inside ...
The auction of Nishikigoi called "Taisho Sanshiki" has just begun. Bidding starting from 500,000 yen.
In a flash, the price rose, and in the blink of an eye, it exceeded 10 million yen and was sold for 13 million yen.
Participating foreign buyers talk about carp in Japan as follows.
Thai buyer "Nishikigoi is also very popular in Thailand. It is attractive because it has various colors and is flashy and grows big."
British buyer "looking at carp is beautiful and relaxing"
Unprecedented squid bubble
The Japanese native squid is called "Swimming Jewel" abroad, and among rich people in Asia, Europe and the United States, keeping carp is a kind of status.
According to the people in the industry, Nishikigoi was only a few million yen at the time of the Showa era, but recently it is said that it can be traded for tens of millions of yen.
Reflecting on that, according to the Ministry of Finance's trade statistics, the export value of ornamental fish was 4.3 billion yen in 2018, doubling compared to 10 years ago. Many of them are believed to be occupied by nishikigoi.
At this fish farm, 90% of sales are destined for overseas, with many in China and Southeast Asia. An unprecedented squid bubble has arrived.
Behind the scenes where you can do luxury carp
He hears that there is a carp that costs tens of millions of yen, and looks closely at the carp in the pond.
However, I can tell that the patterns are different, but I have no idea which carp has a high price.
We asked President Sakai, who runs a fish farm, to tell us what kind of carp would be expensive.
Sakai Fish Farm Kentaro Sakai President "The reason for the high price is that the back pattern must be 4 steps, the first step, the second step, the third step, and the fourth step. Well, a well-balanced body will increase the price even further. "
It is up to the car to decide whether or not the price will be high, but President Sakai is trying to create a high-value carp with that skill.
First of all, I am surprised at its size. Approximately 200 ponds were created for each application, and the fish farm was enlarged until 32 million fry hatched annually. It is the largest area in Japan.
In addition, to feed you big and healthy, the bait gives you something unique, rich in protein. I was taught that the food contained shrimp and silkworm pupae, but it is said that detailed recipes are out of the gate.
What surprised me the most was Koi's photography. We will shoot the carp to be put on the auction in advance to put it on the brochure.
It is the first time to take a beautiful shot without moving the carp with anesthesia so that it will be a photograph in a fixed pose.
When an employee frequently visits the pond and finds a carp that is injured, he immediately applies the medicine and treats it carefully. Exactly ...
The carp selected by the connoisseurs of Mr. Sakai and others will be moved to a dedicated pond and bred in order to win the competition.
So-called carp selection. The emphasis is on Koi pedigree.
Sakai's most anticipated pedigree is now called "Beauty Rose".
The grandchild is a 9-year-old female “S Legend,” about a meter long.
The "S Legend" was sold to a Taiwanese buyer in October 2018 for over 200 million yen.
In addition, it won the overall victory at the world's most prestigious February 2019 fair. The world's best carp was born in Hiroshima.
Kentaro Sakai, President, "I was very surprised at the price of 200 million yen. There are actually few good carps. I think that's one of the factors. "
Western squid spreading around the world
The popularity of Nishikigoi increases as the price of 200 million yen increases.
There are increasing numbers of enthusiasts around the world, and foreigners also served as judges at the Nishikigoi fair in Yamaguchi City recently held.
The Dutch judge I met told me that I had about 50 carps locally.
He showed me a photo of the pond at home.
In the pond, the male daughters were swimming with the carp and were surprised by the size of the scale.
Dutch judge "I was a very busy businessman, but now I can relax by holding a squid in a pond. I am now traveling around the world as a judge."
Indonesian men who won the Yamaguchi City Fair were originally enthusiasts.
As a hobby he became a trader, he has now built a large-scale aquaculture facility locally, raising and selling more than 300 carps.
Japanese folk art, nishikigoi, is now being produced locally in many parts of Asia.
Indonesian man "I think Sakai's fish farm is one of the best fish farms in Japan. My dream is to be a grand champion at the Japan Fair."
Japanese squirrels have come to be called "Swimming Jewel".
Products that Japan once used to be proud of, such as televisions and semiconductors, are now being viewed by Asians.
As the cultivation of overseas farmers has begun in Nishikigoi, a new battle has begun for the carp in Hiroshima.
Hiroshima Broadcasting Reporter Jun Igarashi Joined in 2013 Joined Yokohama Bureau and Yamaguchi Bureau, now in charge of administrative interviews