{"product_id":"size-queens-2026-omosako-tancho-shiro-utsuri-grow-out-contest","title":"Size Queens — 2026 Omosako Shiro Utsuri Grow-Out Contest","description":"\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\/size-queens-logo.png?v=1780114614\" alt=\"Size Queens\" style=\"max-width: 320px; width: 100%; height: auto; display: inline-block;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven Shiro Utsuri built for jumbo. Body. Frame. Future heavyweight champions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eThe Size Queens are the Omosako Nisai with the body conformation to grow big — broad shoulders, deep frame, the kind of structure that fills a 4-foot pond bowl by Sansai. These are the fish you buy when you're playing the long game and you want a koi that's still impressive five years from now.\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 50–54 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 Size Queens 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 Size Queen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrame potential is set early. By Nisai, a Shiro Utsuri's body proportions, shoulder width, and bone structure are already telling you whether it has the architecture to grow into a jumbo. The Size Queens are the koi in this contest with the structural cues judges look for: deep across the shoulders, wide through the middle, with the kind of presence that fills a show tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eBody comes first. A Size Queen with great sumi but a slender frame will never compete with a Size Queen carrying real mass. Feed for development, manage your water for growth, and you're betting on a koi that gets more impressive every year of its life.\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. The lineage is documented and the relationship is decades deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eShipping \u0026amp; arrival\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFree overnight Southwest Cargo shipping, continental US\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWe coordinate the delivery date with you after sales close (week of June 27, 2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIATA-certified live animal packing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLive arrival guarantee — see FAQ below for full terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Omosako","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47393557020821,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/mystickoi.com\/products\/size-queens-2026-omosako-tancho-shiro-utsuri-grow-out-contest","provider":"Mystic Koi \u0026 Water Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}