I was in the basement supermarket in Shibuya and -- THERE IT WAS! THE WHITE STRAWBERRY!
I could smell it a few meters away. Was it real" (Yes, it was.)

One white strawberry cost 1080 Yen (US$10.00) so I decided to learn more about the Japanese white strawberry and unbox it for you in this video ... and that is what this episode is all about. It's the door into a new world full of strawberries in Japan.

About Japan's White Strawberry:
There are so many varieties / cultivars of strawberries in Japan.
The HATSUKOI NO KAORI or ?SCENT OF FIRST LOVE? is Japan's first white strawberry, different than the pineberry because of its size, softer skin and juiciness and sugar content. It was created by Miyoshi Agritech Co. of Yamanashi in 2006.

In the episode, I ate the SHIROU HOUSEKI ???? White Strawberry.
Cost: 1080 Yen ($10) for 1.
Weight: about 50 grams

It must be eaten within 24 hours according to the store manager at Tokyu's fruit section at Foodshow. They're grown on in Saga prefecture on Kyushu Island.

Other vareties of What Strawberries include:
? Yuki Usagi "Snow Rabbit" ????
? Sakura ichigo "Cherry Blossom Strawberry" ??????
? Tenshi no Mi "" Fruit of the Angels' ????
Featured White Strawberries
? Shiroi Houseki "White Jewel / White Gem" ????
? Hatsukoi no Kaori "Scent of First Love" ?????
? Pineberry / Popular in the UK and Europe but not available in Japan

The strawberry season in Japan is from Decem...