A melon producer in Furano, Hokkaido, has grown some cute cantaloupes with the image of Japanese's favourite icon Hello Kitty engraved on the fruit surface. The limited item (300 pieces) will be on sale until July 31. I suspect it won't last until then … [Read more...] about Japanese Hello Kitty melon
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Sapporo Snow Festival 2012
Video fom Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival 2012, which opened on February 6th. Some of the sculptures are not of the highest quality to be frank, but looks like a cool winter event overall. Video by Ozzy78, music by Apefail... … [Read more...] about Sapporo Snow Festival 2012
Red panda snow fun
Two cute red panda cubs (twin sisters) having fun in snow at the Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, Japan. Video recorded in January by Miyanomayu3 [Jp]... … [Read more...] about Red panda snow fun
Yubari City – No Money But Love
Story of the revival of the bankrupting Yubari City in Japan with its No Money But Love campaign. Yubari is famous for its melons which made international headlines in the past few years for its record breaking price; but the city also has an unpleasant tag … [Read more...] about Yubari City – No Money But Love
$6,100 for a Densuke black watermelon
A black jumbo watermelon auctioned in northern Japan fetched a record 650,000 yen (US$6,100) Friday, making it the most expensive watermelon ever sold in the country... and possibly the world. The 8-kilogram premium Densuke watermelon, grown only on the … [Read more...] about $6,100 for a Densuke black watermelon
$16,000 USD for a pair of Yubari melons
A pair of cantaloupes from Yubari, Japan, fetched a whopping two million yen (over $16,000 USD) at the first auction of the season in Sapporo. The price paid by department store chain Marui Imai has broken the previous record of 800,000 yen. The melons, … [Read more...] about $16,000 USD for a pair of Yubari melons