{"product_id":"glow-ups-2026-omosako-tancho-shiro-utsuri-grow-out-contest","title":"Glow Ups — 2026 Omosako Shiro Utsuri Grow-Out Contest","description":"\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 0 24px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/4961\/9245\/files\/glow-ups-logo.png?v=1780114614\" alt=\"Glow Ups\" style=\"max-width: 320px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven Shiro Utsuri with sumi still coming in. Watch the transformation. Bet on the future.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eThe Glow Ups are the fish in active development — Omosako Nisai whose sumi pattern is still emerging, deepening, and finding its final shape. These are the koi where the next 13 months matter most. The one you pick up in June will look meaningfully different by show time. That's the bet, and that's the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eYou're buying into a group of \u003cstrong\u003e7 hand-selected Shiro Utsuri from Omosako Koi Farm\u003c\/strong\u003e in Kure, Hiroshima. After purchase, you'll be randomly assigned one of the 7 koi in this category. We do the assignment after sales close so nobody can cherry-pick — every buyer gets a fair shot at every fish in the group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Nisai (2-year-old) Shiro Utsuri\u003c\/strong\u003e, approximately 48–51 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFree overnight shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e to your door via Southwest Cargo (continental US)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry into the 2026 Omosako Grow-Out Contest\u003c\/strong\u003e — judged by the Omosako family themselves\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEligibility for the Best of Glow Ups prize\u003c\/strong\u003e — your choice of 15kg or 20kg JPD koi food (floating or sinking)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEligibility for Grand Champion\u003c\/strong\u003e — JPD food \u003cstrong\u003eplus\u003c\/strong\u003e a JPD automatic feeder (retails over $1,000)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA year of bragging rights, watching your fish develop, and being part of a tight community of growers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't just a koi purchase. It's a year-long project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReceive your koi\u003c\/strong\u003e in late June 2026 and acclimate to your pond\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrow it out\u003c\/strong\u003e — feed it, watch it develop, photograph the journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubmit final photos \u0026amp; a short video\u003c\/strong\u003e by July 24, 2027\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFind out if you won\u003c\/strong\u003e — Omosako family judging, winners announced August 6, 2027\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eWhat makes a Glow Up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSumi development is the most volatile and rewarding part of growing Shiro Utsuri. Young sumi often looks tentative — gray-black, fragmented, undercooked. As the koi matures and the second year of sumi development hits, that ink can dramatically deepen, expand, and resolve into something the original photo wouldn't have predicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eThe Glow Ups are picked specifically because the underlying structure (body, balance, skin) is strong, but the sumi pattern is still in flux. These are the koi that reward patience. Feed them right, give them clean water and room to swim, and the version you show in July 2027 may be the koi you couldn't quite see yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Omosako\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmosako Koi Farm has been producing premium Shiro Utsuri since 1949 — three generations of breeders refining a single signature variety. Shawn (Mystic Koi \u0026amp; Water Gardens) has personally selected these fish from Omosako's Kure ponds. 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