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Japan opens drive-thru strawberry picking in times of Covid
The Japanese Prefecture of Saga s Japan Agricultural Cooperative has devised a way for socially distanced strawberry picking in the heart of Tokyo and revealed the details last week. The pop-up fruit-picking site is directly below the Tokyo Tower.
Visitors drive through the tent filled with fruit, pick their bundle and a couple other pop-up shops await them on the other side. They include a famed sandwich store and smoothie establishment to serve up strawberry-themed treats to go along with the fresh fruit visitors head home with.
Photo source: cnet.com
The organizers promise all precautions for coronavirus with fans for circulation while driving to the pop-up stores, and no one needs to leave their cars to enjoy the event.
Japan opens drive-thru strawberry picking as coronavirus continues to redefine norms
Pick fresh fruit right from the foot of Tokyo Tower without leaving your car. Yeah, the COVID-19 era is weird. Listen - 01:08
What interesting times we live in. Saga Prefecture, Japan
Right now is hardly the time to book extravagant travel plans, but where possible, companies and individuals are trying to figure out safe ways to pass the time as the coronavirus continues to spread. Japan, you caught our attention as locals begin to prep for drive-thru strawberry picking. Yes, it s weird, but it s also pretty creative.
The Japanese Prefecture of Saga s Japan Agricultural Cooperative devised a way for socially distant strawberry picking in the heart of Tokyo and revealed details this past Thursday. Actually, the pop-up fruit-picking site is directly below the Tokyo Tower.