Eating a $200 Square Watermelon ★ ONLY in JAPAN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ส.ค. 2018
- It’s now square watermelon season in Japan and that means you’ll see them displayed in shop windows - most not for sale! But why?
Every now and then a shop will sell one, usually for $200 (¥20,000) or more and when they do, you shouldn’t eat it. But why?
So many questions! The truth is that these watermelons were harvested unripe for a reason. To learn about it, check out the Square Watermelon Farming episode I made: • Square Watermelon Farm...
I went to the farm and interviewed the family who invented them 40 years ago.
How Much are Square Watermelons really?
You can buy them from the farms for about ¥8000 ($80) but they are so rare that shops add on to that price. The stripes should be straight and the corners should be well formed.
Where do Square Watermelons come from?
Zentsuji city in Kagawa, Japan (Shikoku Island)
They’ve patented the process and trademarked the brand
I also ate one with my friends WHAT’S INSIDE last month!
• What's inside a Square... - บันเทิง
Dude, it's super cool that you managed to find a way to turn this video idea into something generous and engaging for the people around you as well, especially like you said this isn't something that a lot of people get to try out. Heck ya I'm subscribing to you!
"Heck ya"?
SixPack Shakur (Rep5281) "enthusiastic yes"
+El Rey Bribón It's supposed to be "Yeah". Not "ya".
@@SumDumGai5 bless your heart lmao
Yea that was pretty dope
Great to have the continuation of the watermelon episode, it would be great to have more of these, a second part of something we have seen to keep it full circle. Thanks very much for the video and great content John!!!
I wondered what a $200 square Japanese watermelon might taste like, now I don't have to. Thanks John for taking one for the team, both in the gustatory, and in the fiscal way. If a square watermelon costs that much for it's artistic value I'd rather have a inedible one made of glaze and fired clay.
From Instagram!!! Thanks for the Only in Japan Go and the regular shows.. I haven’t been able to catch up but I’m just glad to see you interact more with us by the go Chanel. Thank you John 🙏🙏
The world is slowly turning into minecraft :D
It will die soon.
yay
Mine craft sucks
@@rustyboiz3632 actully you are scince its a joke.
Omfg this made my day 😂😂😭😭
Cool video, Daniel-san.
I was just thinking he looked like Daniel-san.
Ooooooo
Matsunaga?
This is my new favorite channel, John, your energy and enthusiasm are infectious, keep up the stellar work!
Always love watching Only in japan. There's just a particular feel to it that other youtube shows don't have. :)
How to waste your money part 1
You can make them easily at home there not worth that much
It ain't wasting it if you find the product worth it
Your video is the best, John! I love it and cannot wait for more!!
yay a new episode of my fave show
Oh man the faces of the people you gave a piece to are amazing. Like they don’t want to say it’s bad but it clearly is
Nice episode! I loved watching it ;D
Another great episode John. Keep up the good work.
Yeah!!! Another video from the main channel! Love from Hong Kong!
Hi John, i had a good laugh with this video! Thx buddy great fun!!
Kudos for trying it. I was curious about them. Thanks!!
Love this vid. Very candid and honest.
I love your channel man, great content every time.
Great episode bro can't wait for more great content👍
great video man your channel is great
Great video as always!
I love every single video in only in japan channel. But for last 5 months I have received notifications from this channel every time you upload a video so I thought you have given up this channel. But from you live video today when you said go check out the other channel and I was surprised
yes finally u uploaded a video omg cant wait to see it
Always awesome as usual! Go for it bro 👊👊👊
So cool to see these watermelons!! Crazy expensive but i think worth it to say you've tried it!
New sub!!!liked this content ❤❤❤❤
I had missed this video. One of your funniest ones John LOL
Welcome back John! Great video! I'll just stick to regular watermelon. :)
ahhh, that's why you sat on this video for 2 years ;) Glad you shared it, tks
Its been a long time since the last video that you uploaded, really miss you guys!
Yay New Upload!
Cool john... I always watched your videos in this channel
Thanks JD, you saved me $200
bsfatboy lol
Thank you! Always wondered what it would be (but didn't think it would taste different in fact) 👍
This was awesome Daniel son. I mean John. Great stuff bud.
The video we all wanted !
I'm not from Japan, I've been there. but even I know those square melons aren't for eating, they're meant to be decorative pieces. ...
Ik thats why the locals are laughing
Yes, it looks not so good inside. Not many people like for eating.
i heard they are not edible
I just love the sour expression after you took the first bite. We saw one while we were there. Is that Kanae passing out the pieces?
3:23 Yes.
This was a nice change from the regular videos
It’s been forever!! Nice weather over there!!!
If they last up to 6 months, does that mean they'll be ripe at 5 or will they always stay unripe because they were picked?
I can’t say 100% but watermelon don’t continue to ripen after being picked. Once picked from the vine, that’s it.
Once ripe, they start to go back in 7 days. Picked unripe, 3 months and up to 6 months of refrigerated. I talk about this in my video SQUARE WATERMELON FARMING
Ah, ok, thanks for the reply. I actually saw that episode, but it's been awhile so I forgot you addressed it.
Hi John thanks for another video..
And here I thought there MUST be something special about em, but doesn't look like there is lol thanks for this video lol..the reactions!!!
I’ve seen these in some stores and wondered what it looks like. It’s pretty cool
I like that you shared it.
Hey!!! My name is Victoria! I love all your Japan videos I wish you could come down here to San Diego around next August cause that’s when the bon odori festival is held at balboa park at the Japanese friendship garden here at San Diego
Beautifully shot
The Square watermelon is almost like Minecraft watermelon. 😂
By the way, I love your TH-cam channel! 😍
I'd love to see a Japanese mushroom farm episode. Seeing and eating exotic mushrooms in Japan :)
They became illegal in 2001 so no more left besides clandestine farms. Unless you mean just the regular edible ones..
i never seen someone so happy about a different shaped watermelon
John, thanks to you, informations and videos about Japan helped me a lot. I'll settle to Japan next summer. And if I can, I will bring watermelon for you from my country. 😂🙏
Hey John you should do an episode dedicated to Japanese umbrellas and how they are made......maybe a trip to Kyoto with Kevin???? 😁
this was really funny haha
these are easy to make with cinderblocks and a watermelon plant. we use to do it as kids, as they start to grow you position them in the block
Came here from your live stream 😁
John is the Goat of Japan Channels
*An ONLY in JAPAN post = its gon be a good day*
Cool video next i want to try a square watermelon 😊 😋
Hey man it's taste like a 'square watermelon' 😂😂😂
From now onwards I'm your fan... Cause your ending scene is like(oh yeah,watermelon and this one aaaa no no,no square watermelon😂😂😂😂😂😂) really I'm in full of happiness now and your voice is too awesome man....👍👍👍 bye for now
Why does he look like *Ralph Macchio* in _THE KARATE KID_ 😂
Ororo D lol
What does his _nationality_ have to do with his look? You know America is multi-cultural/ethnically diverse? 😂
His 2nd cousin.
I was thinking the same thing
More like 500 years of immigration...
Wazzup from Insta! Don't think i'll ever get one unless someone else buys it ;)
That’s why you don’t mess with Mother Nature, she know how to attract animals
Absolutely correct
I, too, was really curious about what it would look and taste like on the inside. But now that I've seen it, I'm sad to see sometimes so beautiful go to waste.
Love from the UK
The square melon is so kawaii♡
Have fun on your trip! I'll be sure to send more incoming super chats!
Awesome video i like to try one
Thanks for telling many of us wonder what it was like inside and the taste. Its no longer a mystery.
I can't wait to rewatch this once we've invented taste-o-vision!
Well, I'm glad someone finally cracked one open and at least tried it.
Thanks for cutting into it and sharing with others on the beach so they had a chance to experience a unique taste sensation.
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12 Dollars for a normal Watermelon :OOO I just bought a super sweet 20kg Watermelon for like 5 Dollars in Croatia
lol 30 pound watermelon for 2 dollars in the USA
Bought around 11kg completely organic watermellon two weeks ago for €1.5 in Macedonia. Rich countries make sure to get your money fast.
Watchdog it is basic knowledge that fruit is expensive in japan
Channaholic what city u visited?
do U Love Food? I invite u all to have a look at my Indian Food Channel :0
It's good to know I won't need to try those ^^
Hey John, I love watermelons and I've never try the square watermelons from Japan and it's looks kinda strange in the inside. 😁🍉
So I preferred the real watermelon.
Good evening John san
You are strict about the taste of food and never lie.
It was expensive shopping😅
3:25 The girl in the red sniffed the watermelon slice thrice before eating 😂
Ok like people dont do that
@@jeremy-ws1rb I do
That's crazy, that would be the last thing I would do in Japan 😜
Round watermelon is definitely the winner👍
Watching everyone politely imply that the square watermelon wasn't good was hilarious! Then your tasting John, said it all :) Now we know - don't eat the square watermelon! Thanks for the video.
For 200 dollars you would think more effort for flavour would be put in lol! Great video!
"It's so bad, it has to be shared with your wife." XDXDXD never knew that this is what spouses are for
Japan’s taking this minecraft resurgence thing a bit too seriously
10/10 worth it!
I was excited at first to see the yellow center. My grandpa used to grow some yellow watermelons that were sweeter than red ones. Bummer, dude!
HOW THE FRICK DID THIS AMAZING VIDEO JUST COME OUT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. NOTIFICATIONS HELP ME OUTTT!!!! I NEED TO GET HERE QUICKER
Daniel san, no matter whether the water melon is square or spherical, what matters is how sharp your knife ....
THAT LOOKS SO GOOD!!! It looks like surbert, that's y. At least to me... Btw, I love Japan!! Is it awesome?
Coming from IG right now
Its thanks to John, Martina, Simon and Chris that i fell so deeply in love with Japan, and im planning to move there in 3 years time, once im done with my education. So thank you a lot for doing this content! My "thirst" for Japan has never been so strong, and my mouth is so dry!
Anyhow.. I do have a question and by the gods i hope to get an answer, as this question has made me scared for awhile.. So John, i beg at your feet - if i could - should i be scared of going to Japan, as i am shellfish allergic? I am just so scared to go there, and have so much based on fish and then having an allergic reaction ;(
Thank you for being awesome and creating this awesome content! Keep being you! Keep making us HUNGER for Japan! We are hungry, but not starving yet!
The Professor thank you for the response! It's mainly shrimp that I am allergic to. I count on signing up for the exchange program, and hopefully I'll get accepted. Then I won't really be able to pick myself, but I will let them know that I am allergic, and placing me in a sea town would probably be pure death for me. Even tho they place you randomly, I do believe I'll have a little say in it, and when it's a matter of allergies. It meant a lot to me to get this answer, so thank you a lot!!
Japan is a highly developed country and a great place to live. But I warn you, some Japanese people have toxic mentalities. They can be sexist & xenophobic. But other than that, it's good overall since people are polite and Japan is almost crime-free.
" Best eaten with the eye." Perfect ending line.
Thanks John I now know never to waste my money on one of these! So the question is why can't the farmer wait until they're fully ripe to harvest do they loose their shape or something?
It has around 6 months longer shelf life. They do it because it’s meant for decoration not for eating
@@phoenixanimatics5223 cant they make some meant for eating or something
I ate this video with my eyes!
John with a bandana you look a lot like Ralph Machio I mean a lot actualy its scary hahahahaha
Seeing how unripe and gross that watermelon looked on the inside was so disappointing.
they are for decoration. im not sure why he was eating it tbh..they are made for visual aesthetic. they arent made for eating
Food is food
They’re made for “status symbols” and aren’t made fo the flavor.
@@ratman6754 exactly. It's like these guys dont research anything lol
I thought the $12 watermelon was a bit steep but at least it was ripe. Cool beach BTW.
You charge 12 dollars for a REGULAR watermelon????!!
*They
Cees Duck I was thinking the same thing...lmao
Fruits are very expensive in japan, they are most of the time given as gifts
I bet it'll be the best watermelon you've ever tasted! I went to Japan a few months ago and the apples and oranges I tried were out of this world!
i don't ,they do.
You just killed the square watermelon market lol. I don't think I ever would have bought one anyway.
Sup from instagram! what are those colorful plastic bags on the sand at the beginning?
it's kinda hard to tell, but from the camera's angle it almost looks like they're arranged to look like the image of a colorful hot air balloon?
Lol he's probably busy
@eji seems like that might be it.
you should do the fancy canteloupes. Are they really any better?
Chef Ramsay: *whispers "it's bland"
Lit video bro