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[Courtesy of Shizuoka Shinbun, June 21st, 2008]
The rainy season in Japan is called “Tsuyu”. The kanji characters 梅雨 mean “Plum Rain”, because it is the season when Japanese plums are harvested and preserved either as umeboshi/梅干-salted pickled plums, or in umeshu/梅酒-plums in sake.
But this is also the season for great peaches/桃（momo) being harvested in Shizuoka Prefecture, especially in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, an area nationally famous for its greenhouse fruit growers.
This year promises a rich and very high quality crop!
SHIZUOKA GOURMET 
Of course other regions are famous for their peaches such as Okayama, but if we can get good quality locally, why bother buying them!
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Yes, I entirely agree, the quality of the peaches in Shizuoka is so good, I have never tasted better, and this year is fantastic.
May I also mention the Hirono, Mochimune and (of course) Momozono areas of Shizuoka City, where I buy my peaches. There are very few greenhouses, mostly just small local orchards, and some reasonable prices too.
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