Ukiyo-banare Melon (Ownership Program)

Would you like to become an owner of a unique, Ukiyo-banare melon plant and watch your own melon grow?

Producer Mr. Yamazaki will carefully grow each melon to deliver the highest quality melons to you. As an owner, you will receive monthly updates from Mr. Yamazaki regarding the growth of your melon. Additionally, he will create a name tag for you and attach it to your melon plant for management!
Two melons are expected to be harvested from each plant. The harvested melons will be placed in a decorative box and shipped to your home in the United States.

What you will get:

• Each order includes two melons and free shipping.
• Owners will receive regular updates on the growth of their melons via email along with a video update, and the melons will be harvested and shipped between the end of July and mid-August.
• A tag with your name attached to your melons.
• The right to visit the farm directly and experience a mini tour.*
  * Please contact Ikigai Fruits in advance.
  
  

Please note:

• Orders for these pre-order products will be settled immediately, just like regular products.
• Orders cannot be cancelled once pre-orders are confirmed, just like regular products.
  
• There is a limited number of spots available, and sales will end once the capacity is reached, so please apply early.
  
  

About Ukiyo-banare Melon

The "Ukiyo-banare" melon, grown at the Hanakotoba farm, is a completely reservation-based melon that is never sold in the Japanese market. The term "Ukiyo-banare" means "something far removed from the mundane world," and everything about this melon — its taste, appearance, and packaging — is completely beyond the ordinary truly extraordinary. 

Thanks to the temperature fluctuations typical of the northern region (Aomori Prefecture), this melon achieves a high sugar content and the highest quality. Moreover, the producer, Mr. Yamazaki, carefully nurtures each melon individually (such as managing water levels), suppressing unnecessary growth and ensuring a dense, high-quality melon. The taste is characterized by an incredibly fragrant, rich sweetness. The packaging includes features of the famous Japanese phrase "Are yo are yo to odoridasu" (which means "Before you know it, you'll start dancing"), and once you taste this melon, you'll be so delighted that you'll feel like dancing — it’s that delicious.

This melon is used at high-end restaurants in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, and is a super-rare luxury melon known only to a select few in Japan.

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