Happy Strawberry Day ~ いちごの日

Happy Strawberry Day! Did you know that the official strawberry day of Japan is January 15th?

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How to Buy Cheap Fruits in Japan

I hate reading things from people on the Internet who say you can't find fruit in Japan... This isn't true. While it's not a tropical fruit paradise like some of Southeast Asia, and fruits aren't as cheap as in America, they are out there and there are plenty of them.

To be fair, one of my least favorite parts about living in Japan is how expensive import fruits are. Yesterday, I bought a handful of cherries for 400 yen, but I was desperate! But a lot of people hear about thousand dollar watermelons, and get the idea that Japanese fruits are unobtainable. That's not true. Fruits, especially local fruits, are very cheap and readily available almost anywhere.