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A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smooth [[Peel (fruit)|rind]]. A portion of the stem, which is snipped with scissors, is left on top for aesthetic appeal.<ref name="fareastgizmos.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.fareastgizmos.com/other_stuff/japans_cadillac_of_melons_yubari_melons_fetches_record_2_million_yen.php |last=Shah |first=Dhiram |date=15 May 2007 |title=Japan's Cadillac of melons Yubari melons fetches record 2 million yen |website=Fareastgizmos |access-date=2010-11-04}}</ref> Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during {{nihongo|''[[Chūgen]]''|中元}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/actualite-economique/japon-le-boeuf-de-kobe-et-le-melon-de-yubari-desormais-proteges-par-un-label_1748121.html |title=Japon: le boeuf de Kobe et le melon de Yubari désormais protégés par un label |language=French |date=22 December 2015 |website=[[L'Express]] |publisher=Groupe L'Express |access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref>
A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smooth [[Peel (fruit)|rind]]. A portion of the stem, which is snipped with scissors, is left on top for aesthetic appeal.<ref name="fareastgizmos.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.fareastgizmos.com/other_stuff/japans_cadillac_of_melons_yubari_melons_fetches_record_2_million_yen.php |last=Shah |first=Dhiram |date=15 May 2007 |title=Japan's Cadillac of melons Yubari melons fetches record 2 million yen |website=Fareastgizmos |access-date=2010-11-04}}</ref> Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during {{nihongo|''[[Chūgen]]''|中元}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lexpansion.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/actualite-economique/japon-le-boeuf-de-kobe-et-le-melon-de-yubari-desormais-proteges-par-un-label_1748121.html |title=Japon: le boeuf de Kobe et le melon de Yubari désormais protégés par un label |language=French |date=22 December 2015 |website=[[L'Express]] |publisher=Groupe L'Express |access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref>


At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for [[¥]]2.5 million.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/slump-hits-japans-most-expensive-melons-1685349.html |title=Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons |last=Hosaka |first=Tomoko A. |date=15 May 2009 |website=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=2011-07-11}}</ref> In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in [[Amagasaki]], bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.news24.jp/articles/2016/05/26/07331113.html |title=夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円 |medium=video |language=Japanese |date=26 May 2016 |website=日テレNEWS24 |publisher=[[Nippon News Network]] |access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/11566410/ |date=26 May 2016 |title=夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円 |website=[[Livedoor]] |publisher=Line Corporation |language=Japanese |accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.konishi524.net/company/index.html |title=会社概要 |trans-title=Company Profile |website=konishi524.net |publisher=Konishj-syouten |language=Japanese |access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref>
At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for [[¥]]2.5 million.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/slump-hits-japans-most-expensive-melons-1685349.html |title=Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons |last=Hosaka |first=Tomoko A. |date=15 May 2009 |website=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=2011-07-11}}</ref> In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in [[Amagasaki]], bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.news24.jp/articles/2016/05/26/07331113.html |title=夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円 |medium=video |language=Japanese |date=26 May 2016 |website=日テレNEWS24 |publisher=[[Nippon News Network]] |access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/11566410/ |date=26 May 2016 |title=夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円 |website=[[Livedoor]] |publisher=Line Corporation |language=Japanese |accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.konishi524.net/company/index.html |title=会社概要 |trans-title=Company Profile |website=konishi524.net |publisher=Konishj-syouten |language=Japanese |access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref> In 2019 Tokyo-based Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd bought a pair of Yubari melons at auction for the highest recorded price of ¥5 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005764041|title=Pair of Yubari melons fetch record ¥5 million at Sapporo auction|last=Shimbun|first=The Yomiuri|website=The Japan News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/24/business/pair-hokkaido-melons-fetch-record-45500-seasons-first-auction/|title=Pair of Yubari melons fetch record ¥5 million at season's first auction in Hokkaido|date=2019-05-24|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=2019-05-24|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763}}</ref>


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Cucumis melo 'Yubari King'
Section of a fresh Yūbari King melon
GenusCucumis
SpeciesC. melo
Hybrid parentageCucumis melo
Earl's Favourite × Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe
Cultivar'Yubari King'
OriginYūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan

The Yubari King (夕張メロン, Yūbari Meron, Yūbari melon) is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaido, a small city close to Sapporo.[1]

The Yubari King is a hybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite and Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe.[2] The hybrid's scientific name is Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus Naud. cv. Yubari King.

Six Yubari King melons packed in cardboard for transport

A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smooth rind. A portion of the stem, which is snipped with scissors, is left on top for aesthetic appeal.[3] Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during Chūgen (中元).[4]

At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for ¥2.5 million.[5] In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in Amagasaki, bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.[6][7][8] In 2019 Tokyo-based Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd bought a pair of Yubari melons at auction for the highest recorded price of ¥5 million.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Yubari: Japan's Melon Kingdom". Sake-Drenched Postcards. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ^ "Yubari Melon". Made in Japan: 100 Best Products. Kansai Matsusin. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  3. ^ Shah, Dhiram (15 May 2007). "Japan's Cadillac of melons Yubari melons fetches record 2 million yen". Fareastgizmos. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  4. ^ "Japon: le boeuf de Kobe et le melon de Yubari désormais protégés par un label". L'Express (in French). Groupe L'Express. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  5. ^ Hosaka, Tomoko A. (15 May 2009). "Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
  6. ^ 夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円. 日テレNEWS24 (video) (in Japanese). Nippon News Network. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  7. ^ "夕張メロン初競り　過去最高２玉３００万円". Livedoor (in Japanese). Line Corporation. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  8. ^ "会社概要" [Company Profile]. konishi524.net (in Japanese). Konishj-syouten. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  9. ^ Shimbun, The Yomiuri. "Pair of Yubari melons fetch record ¥5 million at Sapporo auction". The Japan News. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  10. ^ "Pair of Yubari melons fetch record ¥5 million at season's first auction in Hokkaido". The Japan Times Online. 2019-05-24. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-05-24.

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