Thousands of peaches are stolen from Japan orchard

allesennogwat · 06-24-2008, 01:30 PM

TOKYO - Thousands of peaches popular as good luck gifts for newlyweds have been stolen from an orchard near Tokyo, police said Tuesday.

About 5,000 of the so-called "hanayome," or "bride" peaches, disappeared from an orchard overnight at Ubaguchi just east of Tokyo, said Masaki Kanemaru, a police spokesman in Yamanashi prefecture (state).

It's believed a gang of thieves were involved in order to harvest so many in a short time.

The bride peach is a special large variety that is also white inside, and is often presented to newly married couples.

They have been known to retail in Japan for as much as US$820 (7,300 yen) each, depending on scarcity or time of year.

In Japan, peaches, cherries and melons can sometimes carry hefty price tags because they are considered luxury items and are commonly given as gifts.

Chrissy · 06-25-2008, 05:53 AM

Wow, $820 dollars? FOR A PEACH????????????

6526 · 06-25-2008, 12:43 PM

"Movin to that country,,,,,so I can steal me a lot of peaches!"

06-24-2008, 01:30 PM	#1
allesennogwat Curio & Relic AKaholic #: 3738 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 32,167	Thousands of peaches are stolen from Japan orchard TOKYO - Thousands of peaches popular as good luck gifts for newlyweds have been stolen from an orchard near Tokyo, police said Tuesday. About 5,000 of the so-called "hanayome," or "bride" peaches, disappeared from an orchard overnight at Ubaguchi just east of Tokyo, said Masaki Kanemaru, a police spokesman in Yamanashi prefecture (state). It's believed a gang of thieves were involved in order to harvest so many in a short time. The bride peach is a special large variety that is also white inside, and is often presented to newly married couples. They have been known to retail in Japan for as much as US$820 (7,300 yen) each, depending on scarcity or time of year. In Japan, peaches, cherries and melons can sometimes carry hefty price tags because they are considered luxury items and are commonly given as gifts. __________________ Daraclor: A brand of anti-malaria pills which we had to drink every week while on the border. Legend had it that these would make you turn yellow and that you wouldn't be able to tan.

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