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5. You will experience how the Koi breeders work and
see which breeder you prefer to buy Koi from.
6. The Koi breeders really enjoy and appreciate people
making the effort to come to their farms.
7. You will learn how to keep Koi and appreciate
Koi better.
IF YOU TRAVEL
8. It’s very satisfying to be buying Koi directly in Japan.
WITH THE
9. By travelling with the right person you will experience
RIGHT PERSON other exciting sites in Japan. Most importantly, by
YOU WILL choosing the right person to go with you will buy a
better quality of Koi for a lower price than you would
EXPERIENCE buy in the UK. Therefore, if buying a number of Koi, or
one high quality Koi, your trip to Japan becomes very
THE CULTURE cost-effective.
OF JAPAN The cons

1. It’s a long flight from the UK – a direct flight is
approximately 11 hours.
2. Being an eight or nine-hour time difference jet lag
can be a problem.
3. If in a large group you may not see or get to farms
that you want to go to see as the people in the group
with the biggest spend will be of more interest to the
person you’re going with.
IF YOU VISIT
4. If there are too many people making a commission
JAPAN, IT from your Koi then the price will be higher and you will
WILL BE AN not gain anything.

EXPERIENCE My advice at the end of all this, is if you are happy with
the person you are going with and you can afford the
YOU WILL trip to Japan there is nothing better than coming here
and seeing Koi in the land where it all started. It will be
NEVER FORGET an experience you will never forget, and I look forward
to seeing you here.
For more information on Martin Symonds, Rene Villela
and Japan Koi Export go to www.japankoiexport.com
or www.exclusivejapanesekoi.com or
email info@japankoiexport.com and you can
also follow them on Facebook
www.facebook.com/japankoiexport

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