Japan: A bunch of grapes for 120 euros and 15 cherries for 50 euros

Published Dec 7, 2021

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Tommaso Rossi, a popular Italian influencer with 140,000 YouTube subscribers and a large Facebook following, shared a video from a luxury shopping mall in Tokyo on December 5, detailing the high costs of fruits and vegetables in Japan. The video highlighted the exorbitant prices of luxury produce like top quality melons selling for approximately €130.00 and mini watermelons for about €40.00, attributing the high costs to limited production space and lack of mechanization. The video also mentioned that fruits and vegetables are often given as expensive gifts in Japan, driving up their prices. However, the video also pointed out that regular produce prices can be more affordable, with apples ranging from €2.00 to €8.00 each and tomatoes selling for €1.00 each.

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Many Italians turn to Tommaso Rossi if they want to know something about Japan. The former resident of the province of Abruzzo has a YouTube channel with 140,000 subscribers and a Facebook page that is also well visited. On December 5, Rossi uploaded a video showing the range and prices of fruits and vegetables in one of Tokyo's most luxurious shopping malls. “A top quality melon costs about €130.00, while this mini watermelon costs about €40.00. As I have often said, fruits and vegetables in Japan are very expensive, because everything is produced in small spaces and without any mechanization.” Even in the cheapest places the prices are very different from what one is used to in Italy. “A basket with a fruit assortment costs €80.00 and a box of mandarins €40.00. Apples are more affordable: €7.00 to €8.00 each and a peach €8.00.” Cherries are the real stars and a box of 15 fruits costs about €50.00. In addition to melons, the prices for grapes are ...

Source: AGF