Fukushima fruit growers are busy cultivating new fruit varieties. Cherries are the first fruits harvested in Fukushima in early summer. In the summer, the most popular fruits are peaches, pears, grapes and apples. Then, Ampo persimmons are produced in the winter.
A very popular fruit is known as Shine Muscat; a grape that can be eaten with the skin. According to Seiichi Kazumata, a Fukushima Future Agricultural Cooperative Association official, Shine Muscat production is increasing now.
