Japanese strawberries

Saw these strawberries in Isetan NEX. Only paid $12.90 as I have a $10 Isetan voucher. It’s still more expensive than what we pay in Japan. *pout lips*

Amaou strawberry from FUK. (I miss FUK) I had to meet che-che here. And she tells me she misses FUK too, hinted to me ''July is in 5 months time 🤭.''  

Last Dec when we were in Japan, che-che told me that the best strawberry is from FUK, the best mikan is from Wakayama. I thought it’s funny COZ SHE DOESNT EAT FRUITS AT ALL! 

They look red but somehow over the years I notice the seeds don’t look like Japanese strawberries anymore. All breed here and there until strawberries become mix breed. 

I've never paid much attention to strawberries when I see them in Donki or Meidi-ya or Cold Storage. To me, I can't seem to get the sweet taste japanese and korean strawberries for the last 10 years or more. I only want to eat strawberries when I'm in Japan or in Europe. But since I'm on the topic on strawberries, here is a comparison between 3 strawberries. Click HERE

Compared to the one we bought in Kobe in Dec 24 

Benihoppe strawberries from Aichi Prefecture. 

愛知の紅ほつべ

Paid ¥798 for this. I should eat as much strawberries as I can whenever I see them.

Bought these Yayoihime strawberries in Kamakura for ¥800. Very sweet, very nice

Yayoi Hime is a strawberry born in Gunma prefecture that was registered as a variety in 2005 (Heisei 17). It was born by cultivating by crossing  the prefecture's

"Tonehoppe" with Tochigi's "Tochiotome," and then crossing the resulting variety with "Tonehoppe" again. To get a clearer mathematical equation to this cross here cross there a crossdresser strawberry,  it's : 

[Tone Hoppe x Tochiotome] x Tone Hoppe.

With an aroma and taste similar to Tochiotome, it's now the main variety of strawberry in Gunma Prefecture, accounting for about 80% of the region's strawberry shipments. Although strawberry season typically runs from December to March, Yayoihime strawberries are harvested in Gunma until June. 

Yayoi Hime has an average fruit weight of 20g and is characterized by large grains and an elegant light red color. The flesh is firm and has a light red color to the inside. It is a sweet strawberry with an excellent balance of sweetness (high sugar content) and acidity and a long shelf life.

Country of Origin: Chiba prefecture, Japan

Nutrition facts: Great Source of Vitamin-A, Vitamin-C, Vitamin-E, Vitamin-K,Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Iron.

Health Benefits:

• Helps burn stored fat
• Boost short term memory
• Low in Calories, High in Fiber
• Ease inflammation
• Lower cardiovascular disease
• Promote bone health
• Prevent esophageal cancer
• Anti-aging properties
• Good for weight loss
• Promote eye health

Apparently MomoBud sells this in SIN? 

Bought these near Arakurayama Sengen Park

This is Izu Benihop strawberries 

There were so many stalls near Arakurayama Sengen Park selling strawberries, all with different varieties. Honestly I’m not sure if I should say I’m lucky I didn’t take pictures of every different strawberries, I would have been more confused and this blog entry will have no ending. Haha! 

Yuubeni strawberries from Kumamoto 

Yuu Beni has a firm smooth texture and sweet berry scent which enhance your taste buds. In addi-tion, its low acidity which makes the berry sweet and delectable.

It's aesthetically beautiful appearance makes it attractive and are usually used as gifts or cake decorations.

Nutrition facts: Great Source of Vitamin-A, Vitamin-C, Vitamin-E, Vitamin-K, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Iron.

Health Benefits:

• Helps burn stored fat
• Boost short-term memory
• Low in Calories, High in Fiber
• Ease inflammation
• Lower cardiovascular disease
• Promote bone health
• Prevent esophageal cancer
• Anti-aging properties
• Good for weight loss
• Promote eye health

Seriously or not? All benefits mentioned 'weight loss' 😂 If it really works, I'll ignore the sour horrible strawberries I can get in SIN and just eat punnets and punnets of strawberries.

I'm getting so tired with this post now, so will simply plonk whatever things Ifound out.  

extracted from : https://www.fun-japan.jp/en/articles/13917

Here are the top 10 strawberry-producing prefectures in 2023, along with their representative varieties:

Tochigi (Tochiotome, Tochihime, Skyberry)

Fukuoka (Amaou)

Kumamoto (Yubeni, Hinoshizuku)

Aichi (Akihime)

Shizuoka (Benihoppe, Kirapika)

Nagasaki (Yumenoka)

Ibaraki (Tochiotome)

Chiba (Tochiotome, Shinku no Misuzu)

Saga (Ichigosan, Tenshi no Mi)

Miyagi (Mouikko)

Good to know. Reference for strawberry picking,  if you don't mind squatting and getting up very often. http://kikuko-nagoya.com/html/ichigogari.html

https://likenagoya.com/fruit-picking-around-nagoya/