| YAMANASHI, Ju. 13 – On July 15, a local agricultural cooperative in Yamanashi Prefecture (JA Minami Alps City) began hosting an all-you-can-eat event with locally-grown peaches, which are currently in high season. A trial event on July 11 already attracted many visitors from inside and outside the prefecture.
The event takes place in Michi-no-eki Shirane, a local JA-run farmers’ market. You will have 30 minutes to spoon up peaches from a water pool and eat as many as you can. The JA prepares approximately 30,000 peaches of several local varieties, such as Akatsuki, Hakuo, Alps Bejin, and Natsukko, and expects to welcome 45,000 people at the nine-day event. Toshiyuki Hashi, section chief of the Public Relations and Events Division of the JA Minami Alps City, said, “Minami Alps City is a treasure trove of fruit. We hope more people come and enjoy the best fruits in season.” The all-you-can-eat peach event will continue until July 23. The fee for an adult is 1,000 yen on weekdays.  You can enjoy picking your favorite peaches using colanders. (In Minami Apls City, Yamanashi Prefecture) |