Daibutsu, Kamakura

Daibutsu, Kamakura
Daibutsu in Kamakura, June 2010. There were thousands of school kids visiting that day. It was still great fun.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Japan's special melons 'only' $5,200 a pair




Now it's official, the global recession has really hit Japan. The famous Yubari melons sold for 'only' $5,200 in the first auction of the year. MSNBC.com reports that last year, the seasons first Yubari melons sold for $26,000 and for $20,000 the year before.

The melons are grown in Yubari, Hokkaido and are known for their taste and proportions and are often given as gifts. The pricy melons were sold at the initial harvest auction at the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market.

Although the price is substantially lower then previous years, a Yubari official was actually pleased that they sold for less. "I think last year was unusual," the official said. "Such a high price gave the melons a bit of an image problem."

10 comments:

  1. Your last post was about bras and now you're talking about melons - is something going on?

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  2. @sixmats haha

    whew... that pricey for a melon!

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  3. I'm trying to organize my posts into similar subjects.

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  4. Stay on this topic for the summer.

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  5. Sixmats, I thought the same. Especially when I saw the red stickers on the melons. By the way, Tornadoes28, what is your email address. I've restricted my blog, Devine Winds to invitation only. I'd like to send you an invite. webmaster@daniel-j-stone.com Thanks.

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  6. recession or not, 5,200 for a pair of melons is still crazy. but then again, that's just what japan is.

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  7. I will see if I can find more crazy melons stories for the summer.

    And maybe some stories about fruit as well.

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  8. lol @sixmats

    I don't think I would spend that much. I could buy so many more melons for that price (evil grin)

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  9. These are some high class melons. Not the kind you find down on some street corner in Hollywood.

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  10. My, my: if confronted with a price-tag like that, I fear that I would be seized with a fit of "melonious funk"...

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