Kinpuku Watermelon The "Fukui City Summer Festival Market," now in its 9th consecutive year, will be held at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store. Approximately 80 items will be on sale, including Fukui City's proud popular brand crops "Kinpuku Watermelon" and "Ginpuku Watermelon," as well as specialty products recommended for summer. This year, new products will also feature "sweets that are gentle on the body," made with Fukui Prefecture-grown brown buckwheat flour and organic brown rice flour. Please enjoy Fukui's unique flavors in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Fukui City Summer Festival Market Event Overview Date and Time July 1 (Wed) - July 7 (Tue), Reiwa 8 (2026) 10:00 - 19:30 Venue Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, New Building B2F, Promotion Space (1-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) Items for Sale We offer a diverse lineup of approximately 80 items, including the following: Kinpuku Watermelon / Ginpuku Watermelon *Limited quantity [Egawa] Water Jelly (Golden Plum, Peach, Matcha) [Oomugi Club] Roasted Barley Tea (ready to eat) [Matsukokaken] Habutae Mochi, Habutae Dorayaki [Menbou Tsuruturu] Buckwheat Flour and Oatmeal Cookies, Chocolate Mousse Bake Sandwich [Natural Kitchen SAL] Rice Flour and Tofu Brownies, Rice Flour Baked Cheesecake [Ranny Cheese] Habutae Butter Cheese Sandwich [Echizen Tamuraya] Grilled Mackerel Sushi, Engawa Sushi [Taniguchiya] Oage (fried tofu skin) [Fukui Hito Mono Design] Sanrihama Olive Extra Virgin Olive Oil Flyer Click here for the Fukui City website What are "Kinpuku Watermelon" and "Ginpuku Watermelon"? Golden rind and vibrant red flesh. A rare original variety proud of Fukui City. Kinpuku Watermelon The "Kinpuku Watermelon," an original variety independently developed by Fukui City, is a small watermelon weighing approximately 2kg, notable for its beautiful golden rind. Developed over many years by the Fukui City Horticultural Center, it was born in 2000. It was named with the wish for "Fukui City's economic recovery and th