New Corona Online experience of melon hunting Ibaraki Hokoda June 7 12:40
A unique harvesting experience is being held in Hokoda City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which boasts the nation's largest melon production volume, by connecting consumers and producers online and having them experience melon hunting while at home. .
Many visitors from inside and outside the prefecture come to Hokoda City, which has the largest melon production amount in the country, to hunt melons every year at this time, but this time it was canceled due to the refraining from going out due to the spread of new coronavirus infection. This is the first time that the prefecture has planned it so that people can enjoy it through the internet.
In the morning, 10 families from inside and outside the prefecture, such as Tokyo and Osaka, participated in the harvest of "Ibaraki," a brand melon in Ibaraki prefecture with a refreshing sweetness of about 15 cm in diameter.
After receiving explanations from the producer about how to choose a delicious melon such as "melons are sweeter when the leaves are dead", the producers introduced them and selected the two balls they wanted.
The participation fee is 3000 yen including shipping fee, and the melon will be delivered to your home at a later date.
A 4th grade elementary school girl from Tokyo said, “It was difficult to find a sweet melon, but it was fun. I can't wait to get it home.”
Tomoichi Ichimura (44) of the JA Hokota Melon Subcommittee said, “I am happy as a farmer for this kind of effort. I hope you can eat it deliciously.”