Kaki vendor

Caught in a traffic jam, on the way to work, we took a different route, along the way our driver saw a stall with kaki for sale. Since our driver wants to buy, we stopped for a while, out of curiosity I also went outside to buy. I've never seen this fruit in the Philippines. Hmm.. where is the vendor? The Kaki were placed in a table under a big umbrella, and at the side of it is a coin bank where you'll place your payment. One pack cost 300 yen. As I put, the coins in the coin bank I wonder, how I wish we can do something like this in my country.

Japanese Persimmon (Kaki Fruit)

"Kaki" means "food of the gods" from its scientific name Diospyros. DIOS means gods and SPYROS means wheat (food). Originated in China but the Japanese cultivate it by the name of kaki. The fruit resembles large, orange tomatoes but instead, they have a wide, pale brown calyx and translucent, edible skin. At their best, they have a very sweet, honeyed flavour, described as being like a combination of plum,honey, apricot, pumpkin, and mango laced with perfume. The Japanese persimmon is highly cultivated, in Japan the centers of Kaki production are the prefectures Wakayama, Nara and Fukuoka. In Eastern Asia the main harvest time for Kaki is in the months October and November.
There are two types: astringent and non-astringent. Non-astringent types can be eaten firm, as soon as the beautiful golden color appears. The astringent type will cause your lips to "pucker" if eaten before they become soft and turn color.