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Miyazaki mangoes

Miyazaki mangoes

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The year's first auction of mangoes under the brand of "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun) is held at the local central wholesale market in the city of Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 10, 2014. A pair of mangoes under the brand from Miyazaki Prefecture fetched 300,000 yen at the market the same day, marking a record high.

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Miyazaki mangoes

Miyazaki mangoes

MIYAZAKI, Japan - The year's first auction of mangoes under the brand of "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun) is held at the local central wholesale market in the city of Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 10, 2014. A pair of mangoes under the brand from Miyazaki Prefecture fetched 300,000 yen at the market the same day, marking a record high.

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Mangoes made in southwestern Japan

Mangoes made in southwestern Japan

The season's first auction for high-quality mangoes, produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan and called "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), is held in the city of Miyazaki on April 14, 2022.

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Mangoes made in southwestern Japan

Mangoes made in southwestern Japan

The season's first auction for high-quality mangoes, produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan and called "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), is held in the city of Miyazaki on April 14, 2022.

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Mangoes made in southwestern Japan

Mangoes made in southwestern Japan

Photo taken in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 14, 2022, shows a pair of high-quality mangoes, produced in Miyazaki Prefecture and called "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), which fetched 500,000 yen at the first auction of the season.

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Shrine near Tsukiji Market has mounds dedicated to living things

Shrine near Tsukiji Market has mounds dedicated to living things

Tamago-zuka (egg barrow), pictured on May 12, 2015, is one of several mounds dedicated to living creatures eaten by humans built in the compound of the Namiyoke Inari shrine near the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo, Japan's largest fish and vegetable wholesale market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyazaki mangoes

Miyazaki mangoes

Photo shows mangoes under the brand of "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun) at the local central wholesale market in the city of Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2015, the day when the year's first auction of mangoes was held. "Miyazaki-ken" (back), a mascot of Miyazaki Prefecture, was present at the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Brand-name mangoes, "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), are lined up at a wholesale market in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, for the season's first auction on April 15, 2021.

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Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 15, 2021, shows a pair of brand-name mangoes from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), which fetched a record 200,000 yen ($1,837) at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market.

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Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Brand-name mangoes, "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), are lined up at a wholesale market in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, for the season's first auction on April 15, 2021.

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A teahouse at Oji

A teahouse at Oji

The cooks and waitresses are intentionally posing for this photograph believed to have been taken by Usui Shuzaburo, an apprentice to Shimooka Renjo. Ogiya Restaurant was also known for its expertise in cooking. Take-out Kamayaki Tamago (Pan Baked Egg Omelet) gained special popularity. This dish is famous to this day. Taken between 1877 and 1887 (second decade of the Meiji Period).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐33‐0]

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Miyazaki mangoes fetch 400,000 yen at first auction of the year

Miyazaki mangoes fetch 400,000 yen at first auction of the year

A man holds up a box of a brand-name pair of mangoes, "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), at a wholesale market in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2017. The pair of ripened mangoes fetched a record 400,000 yen at the first auction of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Mangoes from southwestern Japan

The year's first auction of brand-name mangoes, "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), grown in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, is held at a local wholesale market on April 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Shota Tatemoto (L), an employee of a fresh produce wholesale company, poses for a photo after making the 500,000 yen ($4,488) record winning bid for a pair of brand-name mangoes, "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), grown in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on April 8, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Mangoes from southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 8, 2019, shows a pair of brand-name mangoes, "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun), from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, which fetched a record 500,000 yen ($4,488) at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pair of mangoes fetches $3,725 in Japan

Pair of mangoes fetches $3,725 in Japan

A man (R) holds a box containing a pair of mangoes called "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun) produced in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki, which fetched a record-matching 400,000 yen ($3,725) at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on April 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Miyazaki mangoes fetch 400,000 yen at year's 1st auction

Miyazaki mangoes fetch 400,000 yen at year's 1st auction

Ripened mangoes labeled as "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun) are auctioned at a wholesale market in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2017. A brand-name pair of mangoes fetched a record 400,000 yen at the first auction of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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