$5,000 Mango at Auction ー but WHY? ★ ONLY in JAPAN
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- čas přidán 22. 04. 2019
- Japan is famous for it's luxury fruits sold at auction for ridiculous prices! But where does that value come from? Is it all a marketing stunt, or do they really taste that good? We see them in the stores and they're expensive. So ー what is the true value?
Let's go to the Miyazaki Mango Auction and ask the buyer of the world's most expensive mango and the farmer.
The answer to WHY surprised me. It's not what I thought.
We not only learn about mangoes but Japanese culture.
Background:
Annually at auctions in Japan, the first blue fin tuna sells for over $1 million at New Year, melons in Yubari, Hokkaido sell for $30,000, and in Miyazaki, Mangoes sell for $5,000. How can a mango be worth so much? Is it the taste? The size? The smell? The color? The cultivar? All of the above? ー or just to get attention? ... or is it something more?
There is a deep respect for the farmers from the buyers and the stores that sell these luxury fruits. Of course buying a mango for so much money will get attention, but the motivation is completely different and I hope you can get a deeper understanding of not only mangoes but how Japan operates in business.
TABLE of CONTENTS
▶︎ MIYAZAKI MANGO AUCTION INTRO 00:45
▶︎ MANGO FARM (Baby Mangoes) 2:24
▶︎ MANGO FARM (Ripe Mangoes) 4:43
▶︎ How to Cut a Mango (Miyazaki Way) 6:17
▶︎ Farmer Interview 7:03
▶︎ MANGO AUCTION STARTS 9:01
▶︎ Guy bids $5,000 for MANGO 10:15
▶︎ But why did he pay $5,000 (500,000 yen) 10:39
▶︎ Eating Scene 12:52
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How much would you pay for a perfect mango? Leave me a comment below :) TABLE of CONTENTS ▶︎ MIYAZAKI MANGO AUCTION INTRO 00:45 ▶︎ MANGO FARM (Baby Mangoes) 2:24 ▶︎ MANGO FARM (Ripe Mangoes) 4:43 ▶︎ How to Cut a Mango (Miyazaki Way) 6:17 ▶︎ Farmer Interview 7:03 ▶︎ MANGO AUCTION STARTS 9:01 ▶︎ Guy bids $5,000 for MANGO 10:15 ▶︎ But why did he pay $5,000 (500,000 yen) 10:39 ▶︎ Eating Scene 12:52 We ate the gifted mangoes here: czcams.com/video/nilFSpQdq0c/video.html
Thank you for watching -John
ONLY in JAPAN ohhhh I like the bookmarks!! Nice touch!
im mexican mango is almost free like most of any tropical fruit i even have a big mango tree on my yard also mandarin , avocado and plum tre and the most recent a banana plant but mostly here on may ( mango season ) you cant play less than a dollar per kilo of mango ( all the variants we got them all )
If talking about perfection's price.
There will be no reasonable price.
ONLY in JAPAN give them advice and tell the farmers not to cut anything off to simply water and change the soil every few months with different soils mixed with nutrients and mineral water coconut oil does wonders aswell
Susan Tuna 😂😂 I'm mexican aswell but don't have trees use to have cannabis trees but not anymore I water the neighbors lemon tree and take half the lemons for myself 😂
The dedication of the Japanese people are off the charts. Everything they do is "0 or 100%". Even the maker of this video has the dedication of a Japanese too, he went back after 3 months and film the auction just to share this wonderful experience.
Because they are aliens, I just wish I was one of them. I can't imagine my life without anime
Unlike many other countries they do not have the rush just get it done mentality. Instead their focus is on getting it done properly and with great care and attention to detail. Granted the cost of these mangoes and the way they are farmed is unique. This is a more a high end niche item but even regular fruits like canteloupe etc are expensive in japan because they are imported.
Well, yeah, but every shadow has a reason. Suicide rates in Japan are still some of the highest worldwide... because if you fail, you failed for life
I am still surprised they are give free sample for a 1000$ mango
No they give the lesser quality ones.. the ones on auction are for the best of the best.
The rest are sold cheaper a few hundred dollars in limited boxes to the bidders and retailers.
@Cory Upshall this is not yo mommas mango bro
be more like the $100 mango that gets served, the best ones go up for auction
really that much for a mango, foolish humans could be!
@@abhishekchhetri3012 rich people never thought about money, sadly you're born poor.
with that price I probably will eat its skin and seed as well.
Right just bite it like an apple lol
Ill eat the box the mango comes in
skins not that bad. i like eating indoor mangos with the skin on
or use the seed to regrow more....
😂
I'm soo glad live in tropical land, where i could find the sweetest mango easily and cheaply.
Luckyyy. I LOVE mangoes they taste so good 😭😭😭
lol me too i even steal some from my neighbores lol
π囧Helloツ The neighbor’s mangoes is always sweeter, huh?
@@alexanderchristopher6237 yesh ofc
@@alexanderchristopher6237 the grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side of the fence I guess
You had to go back after 3 months? And then film the auction? And even live stream? XD Omg... You deserve every success for your channel. A++ Quality! Beautiful!
So he got the fkin 5k$ mango as gift aswell
SSS+++
Brain Quake it was the one of many he bid on - the $5000 Mango was in their store in Fukuoka. Only ONE mango got such a high bid. It usually around $200 a mango at auction but one always sells for ¥¥¥¥¥
He gave me another mango he bid on and we ate it here: $200 Miyazaki Mango Unboxing and Tasting czcams.com/video/nilFSpQdq0c/video.html
@@WaoryuONLYinJAPANThat's really nice as well
Nobuta It’s called journalism
Why spend $1000 for one mango. Just eat those free taste samples😂😂
🤣 yup! That’s what we did! The other mangoes were gifts. Most delicious free samples I ever ate!
@@WaoryuONLYinJAPAN come to India some time if you really like Mangoes... Alphonsoes are the best!
You can have the best and sweetest mango in the world here in the Philippines...and it just cost less than a dollar per piece..
@@sam-mb1ez agreed. I'd say around 90% of the quality for 1% of the price.
I don't know if our manggo can be compared with a grand manggo, but in Indonesia we have Arum Manis manggo. Arum Manis meant Sweet Fragrance in english.
He bought it to support & inspire the farmers. I love their culture. He didn’t just buy it for himself, or as gift, or just to sell, he did it for the community. For everyone. That’s beautiful
For $1000 you could get a truck load of mangoes in India.
You can get a TRUCK
but they'd all be small and yellow and sour...
@@bvbxiong5791 no it wouldn't, they would be just as sweet. also, small mangos can be very sweet too. there are a few varieties of small and small mango where i come from. the seeds would be thinner than cardboard.
thats the best about japan...they give consideration to the farmers, in philiphines or maybe in india or any other country farmer is so poor that they couldnt even feed their families
@@iLubCakeZ
small mangos are really sweet, bigger mangos have a duller sweetness, or tangy?
John this was great and also...totally mind blowing 🥭🤯 I can never let Simon see this video or we’ll never afford to eat again...Hahahaha!
Simon and Martina that’s your next video! Might as well try all the fruits :) lol
2days later..
simon:my love i went to the market today and they were selling these really delicious looking mangoes.guess what?...
Martina:flashback to rock melon and grape while having a really bad feeling...
Simon:they having it on sale for 50% discount!it only cost 500 dollars.haha
If you've too much money, this is a great way to spend your money and motivates farmer. Great video John.
For that price, I'd eat the skin and seed too.
so true! i think it's better than buying some 'luxury' phone (just came here after seeing unbox therapy video about caviar gold plated phone, price 5000 ish USD)
I'll take that money but not for being lazy , I'll work that money.
Hollywood actors have the Academy Awards and Oscars, mango farmers have the auction!! They deserve a lot of attention for the fantastic work they do. I see it like that. $5,000 is a small price to the work all of them do to make the perfect mango 🥭
@@WaoryuONLYinJAPAN Yes, yes.
Farmers are the best, love your channel!
farmer - "the high price motivates us"
buyer - "the high price shows respect"
bernie fans melt
The farmer seemed like such a nice person. :')
Woah, in my country we mostly eat mangos from our neighborhoods tree and run as fast as you can after you get the mangos
Maliiing
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maling woy awokaowk
my childhood :v
Bangsat wkwkwk
Gw pernah nya buah coklat 😂
Always a treat when a new video arrives. Thank you, my dude
Japan Respect The Farmers ❤❤❤
The colour of the mango flesh looked amazingly attractive to eat! 👌
As someone who grew up in a rural area,I'm very shocked and flattered that they actually appreciate famers hard work blood sweat and tears
5k is a bit much though. 50$ is already excessive.
Bro I am totally amazed with this video. The respect they show to the farmers is astounding.
Its for all of us to learn and respect the farmers since they are the ones who bring food to our tables.
Mighty impressed with your dedication in doing this video n to take in all the details as much as possible.
Great content. KUDOS to your excellent work!!!
I respect the fact that he doesn't act like these farmers are being greedy for that somehow the price isn't warranted because it's just a mango
Japanese totally honor hardwork and perfection thus the price. happy for those farmers
That's a culture dominated with respect and appreciation. What a great answer, he paid $5k for a pair of mango to show respect to the farmers. Only if the entire world would show respect to each other like that.
These high priced mangos are purchased by Companies to give to their prime clients as Gifts of appreciation for their business. $5,000 mango package not only strengthens client loyalty but can also generate hundreds of thousands of extra orders from the client.
Its a win-win-win situation then. For the farmer, the client and the company. I never thought of this before. Every time I read about overprice fruits I thought the buyers were ridiculous and just a bunch of rich people wanted to show off their money.
Nah only companies are benefited here. These companies buy fruits from farmers and they buy them by bulk thus their price will be lowered. And these companies will put these fruits in a package and will hype it and will earn 2 folds from the original price. Not to mention that some companies have their own plantation and their employees’ wage is constant thus making them ti profit more.
Anti-Tumblrたんたん the $5000 is to be bought on auction dumbo
Anti-Tumblrたんたん the $500,000 mango is sold at the store at auction price plus tax (¥540,000 total) Didn’t you see the photo of it? I put that in for that reason - they’re not making a profit on it. That’s not the purpose :) it’s a gift. A symbol. How can a work of art be valued at $1M? The value is arbitrary. Same as anything. But no one is profiting of the direct sale here except the agent (gets a %) and the farmer and since the farmer is selling thousands and thousands of mangoes, even $5000 is not a huge amount of money. It is when you see it as one mango but on the whole, it’s so small. Again, no consumer will pay more than $100 for one typically. I showed the same mangoes at the end for ¥8000 or ¥15,000. That’s $80 and $150.
but why only mangoes (something which will not even last for a week after picking)
That much....for a mango. Wow Japan is such a unique country with unique things
seems like a waste since each plant produces only one fruit
You spelled "stupid" wrong
exsimon Japan is not a stupid country, liberal alien. Nice try though.
@@AverytheCubanAmerican japan is a proud right wing country. not only is it refusing to acknowledge horrible war crimes but it's also not tolerant of outsiders and/or black people
Food is a primitive experience that can be shared by all humans equally. Japan places food experiences very high, more than say, an American or Russian who globally perfer to scale mountains or find secret beaches.
Having that singular cultural goal creates an economic competition and a class competition. I mean, Japanese folk will pay a few Bens to let a square watermelon sit on a shelf for five months.
In America at least, we're all equally divided in sub-classist crap. Cars, $6000 purses, $2000 pants. Not much of the many cultures here in the states are very food-centric outside the Creole culture hubs.
We pay insane amounts of money for worldly possessions here. Japan pays exorbitant prices for food experiences.
Our whole family love to watch your videos! They are interesting, informative and we love the food challenges. Living in Japan looks awesome! Thanks for all the hard work you do making these videos. 👍
Superb and interesting as always, thank you John!
Wow I love this channel this the best channel ever!!! Keep it up!!💪👍👌
The man just gave you those mangoes. He seems so humble and respectful. Wow.
Once you eat it, it's gone forever
No one eats that $5,000 mango ;) that’s not why it was bid on. It’s more of a symbol, the value more than the cost as the Miyazaki mango industry is a multi-million dollar industry. You can find smaller ones for about $18 to $25 and those def get eaten!
@@WaoryuONLYinJAPAN it's hard to resist....
It’s u!
I would eat it anyway. What's the point in spending that then let it rott?
It comes out the other end, it's just not worth much anymore!
Outstanding report with excellent footage, production quality, in depth info and emotions. It's amazing to see the farmers getting so much appreciation for their super hard work. Energizing them to work even harder. Of course the winner of the auction and the Miyazaki Mango industry gets worldwide media coverage worth far more than $5000. So, it's definitely a win-win situation for everyone. Thanks so very much for the excellent, informative and also entertaining report, John and Kanae!
One question: you showed a CU of a bee. Huge European tomato farms have started to rent bee and even bumblebee colonies and place them inside the greenhouses for pollination. Are the bees in Miyazaki free roaming and if so how do the Mango farmers get them inside their greenhouses?
As far as overpriced stuff goes, I'm down with this, no way I'd buy one, but alot of effort goes into growing them, and the proof is in the taste and work, definitely one of the few pricy stuff that's worth it.
great info man.. enough to put a smile on your face
Never knew how much goes into growing a mango. Always, great respect for farmers. So much to learn even as a native. Thank you for the video!
Before you mock the absurdity of the Japanese keep in mind that diamonds are rocks and a crude painting of sunflowers sold for 40 million dollars in Europe
Kobe B the guy who painted the sunflowers killed himself and whoever buys the rocks won’t outlive the existence of the rocks which will still be rocks long after they’ve died. The Belgians and Portuguese kill themselves at a higher rate than the Japanese, yet produce a wealth of fine affordable produce.
@@gordonbgraham you can't inherit a mango.
@@1RNik No, but you can solidify a multi-million dollar business relationship by presenting one to a partner in a show of respect and appreciation.
@@nicoleheron OK, I'll give you that. The point being the value is artificial. If you were to take the sunflower painting and the melons down the Amazon river and deep into the jungle where the Piraha tribe lives and presented them with a choice, the melons or the painting which do you think they would choose?
@@nicoleheron It should be clear that I understand everything you've pointed out here. The value of the melons is imbued with the artificial meaning bestowed upon it by the culture, a culture in which perfection and precision are preeminent. The melons are never purchase for personal consumption. They are meant to be given as a show of respect and appreciation. They are seldom exchanged between individuals, but rather between companies. I've lived in Japan for 30 years. I understand the value of such things. Clearly, those in the comment section mocking the price know little about this custom in Japan. My comment was meant for them to have a little self-reflection about those things in their culture which have artificially inflated value. Cheers!
This video is a very high quality work introducing Japan. I look forward to watching.
Next i will produce 1 million dollar Pineaple
Deepak Khundrakpam I’ll come and film that too! 🍍٩(^‿^)۶ haha
Lol
They pay that much to show appreciation and motivate the farmers. Excellent!
Finally someone who understand!
Seeing how many effort is put in eatch mango is so heartwarming. I wish I could get my hands on one of these mangos. Great work. And Kanae is really great to watch. Hope to see here in some more episodes.👍
The Hopping Fox Agreed! :D I’m going to buy one as soon as I can.. (I’m in Japan right now.)
2 pairs of mangos = 1 Rolex watch
sounds reasonable
I think I'll take the 5,000 regular mangos thanks.
You can't eat the watch
And whats so great about Rolex watch?
@@Amit-sp4qm Rolex better than mangoes right?
@@petmalulodi5567 nah, its just a time telling thing 😁, mangos better .. unless i can resell Rolex for more
I love mangos.... my 2nd episode I watch. I just hit the Bell twice. Thx U !
Came from the Strictly Dumpling channel after watching your collab with Mike! So much great information! Thanks! Subscribed! :)
Such a super friendly and genuinely nice guy! Always looking forward to seeing Mike back in Japan! Thank you Sabby! :)
Much respect to the farmer. Even if some of the mangoes might not be perfect, he still treated them with so much respect. I wish people would learn how to appreciate and respect things more, where others have put time and efforts in caring and making them.
It hurts me when people go touchy touchy and squeezy squeezy much on things others have made. It doesn't matter if they buy after, but really, should learn how to respect things like the Japanese
It still amaze me that there are people buying such expensive fruits!! But I love the opportunity to get an inside look and try to understand :D
I love your videos!! 🙌👏
Whoah, I was just talking about these mangoes today. So many questions answered!
Thanks John for this video
Happy earth day guys!!!!!
Go green!!!!!💚💚💚🌍🌏🌎
AK Jalaja happy earth day
Thank you for these videos. I miss my time in japan
In India, we can get a crate full of this mango for less than 10 dollars... We call this mango as sendhoora in TN n it's not the best tasting mango... There r lots of varieties which tastes even more better than this...
This is an excellent insider view of what would otherwise be the obscure high prices of the Miyazaki mangoes--only in Japan! Thanks for posting.
Meticulous care and farming makes these mangoes the most coveted and expensive fruits in the world. I, too, would be obsessed with buying only the very best. Great coverage @OnlyInJapan This was a newsworthy topic worth knowing.
Thank you making this video. I saw these mangoes and strawberries all over Japan and was tempted to buy them. Now when I go back Ill be sure to splurge on them. It’s like fruit couture!
That’s the best way to energise farmers to keep growing the best mangoes in Japan. They feel appreciated & supported by their people. That’s the great way of spending money in the support of your community.
truly on in Japan, quality, time and effort to create something beautiful
dude I admire the work you do. You are a role model .
Thanks Allan!
i love the beautiful relationship the Japanese people have for there farmers just pure awesome
This was Awesome.
The sweetest mango i've ever tested is the one that fell on my head when i was taking a bath at the river near our home years ago. A ripe fruit fresh from its tree is the best tasting fruit.
I'm used to huge mango trees, i can't believe that the mango "trees" in the video will produce fruit, it looks like corn plants.
Maybe the concussion made the mango taste better lol
Awesome video John ! I only wish i could smell the mangoes
Norbert Berman 😂
Awesome video!
Your channel really helps me feel better when I'm down John, keep it up man
Cannabis: I'm expensive.
Mango: Hold my seeds.
Hehe
Greetings from Guatemala John, I am enjoying a mango right now, and seeing you from instagram live.
The miyazaki red mangoes I think will be the best mango shake you'll ever have. Yummy yum yum!
Mangoes 🥭 and strawberries 🍓 are my favorite fruits, and my mouth was watering 🤤 watching this. But I am really glad they show so much respect to the farmers.
A fun fact: India is the largest producer of mangoes in the world.
It's insane - simply insane.
But I BET it's delicious, still I could find better ways to spend 5000$ ^^
Thanks for another great video John, good stuff as always!!!
Thomas
exactly right hmmp
it’s mostly about driving (media) attention to the region and the product. it’s a few thousand dollars for all the mangos, but a ton of free publicity nationwide.
Some people have so much money, that they need such mangoes.
I bought a $80 peach in Okayama to see if it was worth the hype. It was not.
As with most things in Japan, its mostly about the appearance.
You could spend 40 million on a crude painting of sunflowers
I love the explanation of why the gentleman spent so much on the mango pair. I am glad this is done to encourage and honor them.
I need to be honest with you, I always wait for a month to watch your channel because I can't stand to wait every single time you upload next video. So 8 will wait to gather some of em' 🤣🤣🤣
I want to visit Japan this channel got me into it
Me too ♥ 🇯🇵
I want to visit some Japanese working girls.
Insane. For 5000 bucks that mango should be able to reverse the effect of Eden's apple.
IKNOW RIGHT this world is GREEDy man
@@lisastarves5543 they should be free right
so gReeDy
@@lisastarves5543 That quality is not easy to achieve. Greedy is selling something cheap but sold at a high price.
My mouth was watering while watching this whole video that mango look SO DELICIOUS!
The only journalism worth viewing in the modern day!
Auctioning MANGOES?! God, we human beings are so strange.
only in Japan haha
No. Just very stupid
Even in India there are mango auctions..... I have seen once.... But its some. what different.... Best quality gets best price... Not only mangos, red chilles but the sad is if the quality and quantity is good then the price will decreases.... Sometimes its a great loss to farmers bcz they cannot even afford to grow another crop....
Goes to show how good they are
They do auction on Dildo too
Sacrifice many for one most expensive mango, that process is really insane. I don't even thinking there is way to plant great fruit like that. Also WOW.
If you don't know yet you should check out the japan grape too which they cut out other and only one grape each plant. They are...huge and expensive too.
@@geoffychang1103 i've heard there also the most expensive grape in the world like in japan. But can every fruits be planted like that for example cherry, strawberry, blueberry or anything else?
@@kristoforusranandiasuliset3736 the answer is yes i guess. If you ask why dun they do that to other fruit too my answer might be because there is not worth it i guess. Not everyone will buy any kind of expensive fruit.
I love those video
The man told he has paid almost $5000 for such a quality mango to appreciate hard working farmers touched my heart!... Such an inspiring words.
Ralph Macchio, is that you?
Iphones: Expensive
Japanese Mangos: Hold my mango. 🥭
Dutch: hold my crude painting of sunflowers
@@gordonbgraham wasnt he the person who cut off his ear?
Very good information
I am from India, from a place where mangoes are widely grown n exported to abroad.. Alphonso king of mangoes. Thank you john i just loved this episod n mangoes too
Sell some seed to us.
I need on of those hats at 1:44 but I don't want to work or hand out samples to get one. I see that there were some bees in the green house but do they ever do any of the pollenating by hand?
Nosh Abroad I want one too 😆
Good question.
Good taste
How bad is it to pass out samples?
Nevermind that looks pretty embarrassing.
@@mikekazz5353 i
Think they passed out sample for the for other peoples that doesn't know the taste of that mango
Ow, it's almost a "bonsai mango tree" compare to the regular size. :O
much respect for the master farmers.
Japan has a lot of crazy cool stuff.
Wow. You were so blessed to get to tasted this fruit from the Sun God. I thought we talk fast at auctions. But not compared to the Japanese.
How is the jellyfish this season?
*Culture*
*Tradition*
*Only Japan Preserves it!!.* ❤❤
Wow, very hospitable gift. That was classy.
japan never seem to stop surprising me.
Indian mangoes are world class we have over 500 varieties of mangoes.
Not surprised since mangoes are native to South Asia
Special mangoes 😍
I am so grateful just to be able to eat delicious cheap mango
Speechless....
They pay $5000 to show respect for the mango growers while I like the video to show respect
the price its more like 70% to motivate and 30% cost of fruit.
still damn good fine mango ... i tried 1 before, the same story is happening with strawberries in Japan
Look taste good and nice tecture
The dedication to breed and produce luxury fruit cultivars in Japan is amazing, if the rest of the world did that with fruit, people would enjoy fruit more.
When they clip off those mangoes just so ONE mango can grow i was heartbroken, those poor poor mangoes that will never see another day again, it really felt like such a waste 😢
These mangoes looks different then normal mangoes...
I think because it's Japanese born...
The luxuriest mangoes 😍😍😍
Yep and I love mangoes!
still overpriced though.
i bet the taste just meh
I love the ideas of how these mangoes very expensive,it's to energize the farmers to work hard
I miss Japan!!! Take me back with my family even just for a week!!!
I can say I've never seen a mango that red. So you know it's Sweet. But $5k. Man!!!!