There is a custom in Japan to give gifts of fruit to people who are important to you.
SEMBIKIYA
With 170 years of long and brilliant history, Sembikiya has been providing high-quality fruits to its customers ever since it was established.
Sembikiya fruit emporium . Run by the same Samurai-descendant family since 1834, Sembikiya began as a discount fruit store. But the wife of the second-generation owner decided they could make more money the other way around.
But it is not actually a grocery store. It is a gift shop. Sembikiya management estimates that 80-90 percent of their products are bought as gifts as it’s customary in Japan to give high-end fruits as presents for formal occasions like weddings, business transactions, and hospital visits.
Established in 1834 (the 5th year of the Tempo era), Sembikiya is Japan’s oldest fruit shop. It currently operates 14 stores, many of them concentrated in the Tokyo area, with its main store located in Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, which houses the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo.With 170 years of long and brilliant history, Sembikiya has been providing high-quality fruits to its customers ever since it was established.
Sembikiya fruit emporium . Run by the same Samurai-descendant family since 1834, Sembikiya began as a discount fruit store. But the wife of the second-generation owner decided they could make more money the other way around.
But it is not actually a grocery store. It is a gift shop. Sembikiya management estimates that 80-90 percent of their products are bought as gifts as it’s customary in Japan to give high-end fruits as presents for formal occasions like weddings, business transactions, and hospital visits.