Watermelon Sells for Price of 15 PlayStation3s
Last week a 17-pound Hokkaido Densuke watermelon sold for US 6,100 at an auction in Tokyo. It was purchased by a man who wanted to promote local agriculture. In case you are curious this brand of watermelon usually sells in stores for a modest US 188 - 283.
Misc:
Watermelons, melons, apples and peaches are really expensive in Japan because they are produced domestically. Pinapples and bananas on the other hand are cheap because they come from the Philippines. Go figure.
Japanese have created square shaped watermelons, but for some reason have yet to produce seedless ones.
In summer Japanese like to spin around in circles while blindfolded then smash open a watermelon with a wooden stick. Its kind of like smashing open a pinata, only you get fruit instead of candy. They call this practice suikawari.
Additional info:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080606/odd_japan_pricey_melon.html?.v=1
Last week a 17-pound Hokkaido Densuke watermelon sold for US 6,100 at an auction in Tokyo. It was purchased by a man who wanted to promote local agriculture. In case you are curious this brand of watermelon usually sells in stores for a modest US 188 - 283.
Misc:
Watermelons, melons, apples and peaches are really expensive in Japan because they are produced domestically. Pinapples and bananas on the other hand are cheap because they come from the Philippines. Go figure.
Japanese have created square shaped watermelons, but for some reason have yet to produce seedless ones.
In summer Japanese like to spin around in circles while blindfolded then smash open a watermelon with a wooden stick. Its kind of like smashing open a pinata, only you get fruit instead of candy. They call this practice suikawari.
Additional info:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080606/odd_japan_pricey_melon.html?.v=1
