The juicy, succulent, slightly heavy melons you wish to wrap around your lips and suck on constantly to get the juices out. I am of course talking about the fruit, which is really popular in Japan and is known to produce the most expensive melons in the world. Case in point, a company wishing to celebrate its 135th anniversary decided to buy two melons for 2 million yen, about 19,800 USD, and sell it as well. I mean come on, worst I pay is like four dollars for a melon and its pretty big already and juicy too. I notice that Japanese melons tend to retain their stem, usually in a T shape, weird to me but normal to the Japanese. I will never buy a melon at that price unless I seriously felt like wasting money.
Here’s a pic of the infamous melons
Here’s a vid from Shinchan that illustrates the deliciousness of the melon and the price that at most is 8000 yen or 67 USD. But Shinchan looked happy eating it so I guess its worth it. Ya right lol.
Taken from Tokyo Times
I lived in Japan for about 12 years as both a soldier and a civilian.
I remember once when some coffee houses charged an outrageous price (About fifty USD if I remember right)for a cup of coffee, and done a booming business.
Many Japanese pay outrageous prices for things simply as a way of showing off their wealth. “Hey look at me, I can afford to pay these prices…”
Some Japanese men will forego going out on the town for a year just so they can go out one night to an expensive club and spend wildly to impress people.
Note: I haven’t been in Japan for years, and things might have changed. I still watch NHK on sattelite, though.
Gahhhh, seriously…50 bucks for coffee. Ok…that better have been the best coffee in the world when you had to fork over 50 bucks for for it. I didn’t know about the whole saving thing that Japanese men do, thanks for the info, might play a crucial point later lol. I don’t think the Japanese should be showing off like that with the rising costs in Japan, especially with their current inflation. But hey, I see them all the time and not at some local mom and pop store..O no…the go to Gucci, buy Rolexs, or basically all the stores setup for them to spend their money because the locals can’t. A conspiracy or something. O well, their money, I just have to report about it. Thanks again for the info.