{"title":"2026 Fall Harvest Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery October and November, Tom buys koi at the fall harvest in Japan, farm by farm. The 2026 koi are listed here in batches while the trip is still running, so you can reserve one before it leaves Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew batches go up every three to five buying days, newest first. If nothing is listed below yet, the next batch is still being photographed at the farms. Check back, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.champkoi.com\/pages\/request-a-koi\"\u003etell Tom what you are looking for\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border: 1px solid #e6e9ef; border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.75rem 1rem; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; background: #f9fafc;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #428bca;\"\u003eHow reserving a harvest koi works\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck out to reserve.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every koi here is one of a kind. Once you check out, that koi is yours and no one else can buy it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt comes to us first.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your koi flies to San Jose with the rest of its shipment, goes into quarantine at our facility, and has to pass its health checks before it goes anywhere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Quarantine Completion Date (QCD) is the first day it can ship or be picked up.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your cart shows the QCD, and the delivery calendar will not let you pick a date before it. If a koi has no QCD yet, you can still reserve it and we will contact you for a delivery date once it is ready.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYoung koi can change as they settle.\u003c\/strong\u003e If yours changes enough to look meaningfully different from its photos, we contact you before it ships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0 0;\"\u003eFor the full story of how the trip works, read \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.champkoi.com\/blogs\/koi-guides\/japanese-koi-harvest-season\"\u003einside a harvest buying trip to Niigata\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border: 1px solid #e6e9ef; border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.75rem 1rem; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; background: #f9fafc;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #428bca;\"\u003eBuying a koi from a group photo\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0 0;\"\u003eMost harvest koi are listed in group photos. Each koi in the photo has its own letter and is sold on its own. Pick your letter and that is the koi you get. Every listing has a short video so you can watch the fish swim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border: 1px solid #e6e9ef; border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.75rem 1rem; margin: 0 0 0.5rem; background: #f9fafc;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 600; color: #428bca;\"\u003eDelivery, pickup and buying more than one koi\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0.5rem 0 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKoi ship by UPS Next Day Air or Southwest Air Cargo, one day before the arrival date you choose at checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuying more than one? Orders that ship on the same day are combined into one shipment, and any shipping savings are refunded on shipping day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal pickup is at our San Jose facility on or after the QCD. We let you know when your order is ready.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShipped koi are covered by our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.champkoi.com\/pages\/live-arrival-7-day-health-guarantee\"\u003eLive Arrival and 7-Day Health Guarantee\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant a koi that can ship now? Browse \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.champkoi.com\/collections\/all-premium-japanese-koi-for-sale-online\"\u003eall Japanese koi for sale\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #6c757d;\"\u003eEach koi is one-of-a-kind and removed from availability the moment it’s purchased. To ensure fairness for all customers, orders canceled or modified more than 24 hours after confirmation incur a 15% restocking fee.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/6132\/2296\/collections\/Noy_holding_a_koi_fish_02c83b84-50d9-4a98-9d3b-5a33ad02df94.jpg?v=1791574355","url":"https:\/\/www.champkoi.com\/collections\/2026-fall-harvest-collection.oembed","provider":"Champion Nishikigoi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}