Tag archive for ‘Fruits’
Watermelon Auctioned For Record 650,000 Yen
A black jumbo watermelon was auctioned off in Northern Japan for a record price of 650,000 yen (USD 6,100), making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country — and possibly the world.
This 8-kilogram premium Densuke watermelon is grown only on the northern island of Hokkaido.
Apparently this record bid is only for the [...]
Pair of Melons Auctioned For 2.5 million Yen
Its always nice to have some juicy melons to chase the summer heat away. But I’m sure the summer heat has gotten to some of the people in Japan because a pair of prized Yubari melons were auctioned for a record price of 2.5 million yen (24 000 USD)!
I understand that the insane prices of [...]
Aki Hoshino Promotes Orange Day
Did you know that 14th April is Orange Day in Japan? Its a day created by the fruit industry to promote oranges. This year they invited Aki Hoshino to promote the event and crowned her “Orange Day Princess”.
Even though she’s already 31 years of age, she still look so young and beautiful and she just [...]
Mangoes Auctioned for 200,000 Yen
Fruits in Japan has always been known to fetch unrealistic high prices on auctions. Just this thursday, a pair of mangoes were auctioned off for 200,000 yen (2,000 USD).
The pair of Japanese mangoes were known as “Eggs of the Sun” for their fiery colour and juicy flesh. A similar pair was sold for 38,000 yen [...]
Entries (RSS)