Matt's Yamanashi Life

Its still another 4 weeks away until our first 2015 peaches are ready to be enjoyed. Im looking forward to a juicy peach almost as much a the next Shia Lebeouf motivation video. Perhaps that’s pushing it, but that first hit of peach definitely keeps the motivation levels up for those 430am starts. Many people have been asking about how to choose the most ideal peach to suit their eating needs. Here is a guide to help you understand the ripeness when choosing your dream peach

I'm really proud to be involved in making and selling one of the most delicious fruits I have ever tried. That is a big call after eating tasty mango's in North Queensland, impressive kiwifruit In Te Puke New Zealand, lush lychees in Chiang Mai Thailand and my brother in laws amazing apples in the Adelaide Hills. It's unfair to compare Japanese and Australian peaches, but many of my friends have been thinking I’m a bit ill after all I do is talk my peaches up the whole time,

Thanks Cairns, It's finally come, packing completed, apartment keys handed in, car sold, farewells dusted, the job finished up, 200 beers drunk and that dam iron man festival has come to an end… However, as I post this we have missed to final bus to Yamanashi, as it took the baggage handlers over 1 hour to unload the plane of bikes. It wasn't the worst sleep I’ve had at an Airport but it still made me grumpier than a night shift worker not being able to finish on time. Firstl