Before coming to Japan, I swore to myself one of the things I must try is a Japanese peach. Sadly, I didn't do enough research to find out WHERE the best peaches were grown and I almost missed out on trying the BEST peach in Japan!
During the week of training in Okayama, I saw these beautiful peaches that were ridiculously overpriced! (11 000 YEN for 6). I was warned that everything, especially fruits, were expensive in Japan, so I didn't think anything of it. Since I didn't have any lugguage space, I thought I could buy peaches in Kumagaya of the same quality. When I arrived in Kumagaya, the first thing I asked my Manager to do with me was to go to the supermarket to buy some peaches! :D I explained to her my love for peaches and how expensive the peaches in Okayama were. And this is when she told me...
Okayama grows the best fruits in Japan because they have the perfect weather to cultivate fruits.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH~
Okayama is 5 hours away and travelling domestically is VERY expensive in Japan. I'd be spending $400 just to buy some peaches... how insane does that sound?
Well luckily, and when I say LUCKILY, I can't emphasize the LUCK enough, the last day of training after the after-dinner-party, I met some locals (remember from the first entry). I kept in touch with a couple of them because I carried the camera that took the group photo of that evening. So in the midst of our email conversations, I told one of them how disappointed I was when I found out Okayama has the best peaches and I didn't take advantage of the chance to buy and try one. He quickly offered to look for it and mail it to me.
Look what I got in the mail.....
kekeke... I LOVE JAPAN!!!!
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