date:Jul 27, 2012
It is peach time in Japan and with peaches one thinks of Okayama, a prefecture in the west of the country, known as The Land of Sunshine. Little rain and many hours of sunshine make a very favourable climate for the cultivationofpeaches and56.1% of the Japanese peach production takes place in Okayama. The most popular variety is Shimizu Hakuto - a white peach - and white does not only refer to the colour of the pulp, but even more to the colour of the peel, which is obtained in a very special wa