Ibaraki melon– tag –

If you've spent any time exploring Japanese fruit culture, you know how seriously people take their melons. Walk into any department store basement and you'll find them: perfectly shaped, gift-wrapped, and priced like jewelry. Among them...

When people in Japan think of premium melon, Hokkaido comes to mind first. Yubari melon has that kind of reputation. It shows up at auction for staggering prices. It makes the news every spring. But ask where most of Japan's melons actua...

If you've spent any time exploring Japanese fruit culture, you know how seriously people take their melons. Walk into any department store basement and you'll find them: perfectly shaped, gift-wrapped, and priced like jewelry. Among them...

When people in Japan think of premium melon, Hokkaido comes to mind first. Yubari melon has that kind of reputation. It shows up at auction for staggering prices. It makes the news every spring. But ask where most of Japan's melons actua...