Melons grow all year around in Japan, but the primary harvesting season is from May through July. In a grocery store, melons can sell for as low as $5 apiece, but especially nice ones can cost $50~$200 and are often used as gifts. In May, 2019 a pair of melons were sold for 5,000,000 yen (approx $45,500 USD). These melons broke the record of the most expensive melon ever. This year the same type of melons were sold for just 120,000 yen (approx $1100 USD) due to the coronavirus.
