These days, Japan is not a country of four seasons, and record-breaking heat waves and torrential rains have made it difficult to feel a sense of the seasons. Since we can buy both fruits and vegetables all year round, we may have fewer opportunities to be aware of the season.

Despite the world in which we live, the people who work at Mogic are always on the lookout for delicious and seasonal foods. We order fruits and sweets on the occasion of some event, for some occasion, or as a reward for some project. In 2024, we ordered high-sugar pomegranates "Wonderful" from California and ripe pineapples "Taipei" from Taiwan. In 2024, we will be ordering a high-sugar pomegranate "Wonderful" from California, a ripe pineapple "Taiwan No. 17" from Taiwan, a brand apple "Komitsu" from Aomori, a rare variety of western pear "Maple Red" from Yamagata, an assortment of three kinds of grapes from Hideki Ito, a producer who won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award, and "Yarin" which won the highest gold prize at the National Strawberry Championship.

Carefully wash the expensive fruit, which is not easily eaten at home, and divide it on a plate. "This one looks good! This one is bigger! In my job as IT, which is far from being seasonal, I order seasonal fruits all year round.