Fruit Blog

No one loves strawberries quite like the Japanese. Originally brought to Japan by the Dutch in the 1800s, modern-day Japanese people love adding strawberries to everything from Christmas cakes to traditional Japanese sweets like daifuku. This love of this incredibly special fruit has created a unique culture around strawberries rarely experienced by those outside Japan. Major differences between American and Japanese strawberries are in everything from the taste and appearance, to its cultivation method. Each of these aspects of Japanese strawberries is carefully monitored to ensure only the cream of the crop makes it to market. These differences are what...

Luxury Japanese fruit is a thoughtful holiday gift guaranteed to be unforgettable from the first bite. This holiday season, Ikigai Fruits is making it easier than ever to get your loved ones a taste of the best fruit they’ll ever have. Take 15% OFF everything on our website between December 1st and December 5th, 2024. If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for a picky family member, a thoughtful present to your partner who loves sweet things, or a heartfelt token of thanks to your coworkers, now’s your chance to surprise them with something truly special. Is Fruit A...

Introduction: Ordering fresh fruits online can be daunting, especially when you don’t know the process for delivery. That’s why Ikigai Fruits has spent countless hours perfecting our delivery process. Nobody wants bruised or rotting fruit delivered to their homes, especially luxury fruit!  Ikigai Fruits is one of the only ways you can get authentic, fresh Japanese fruit delivered straight to your door. Each delicate piece of produce must be protected for thousands of miles across various modes of transportation, and we’re serious about retaining freshness across distance.  So, how do we ensure each fruit will arrive as fresh as when...

High quality fruits like those produced by Ikigai Fruits may seem too good to be true. It might have you thinking: were these fruits genetically modified to be this big, this juicy, or this packed with flavor? Rest assured that there is nothing genetically modified about any of the fruits featured on Ikigai Fruits. We sell exclusively non-GMO produce, meticulously grown in the rural hills of Japan, where they are cultivated by farmers who have honed their craft for hundreds of years.  Let’s be clear: Fruits available for purchase from Ikigai Fruits are all non-GMO. They have not been genetically...