Buyers wait for the start of an auction for Tottori-grown Nijisseiki, or "20th Century" pears, the season's first auction at Ota Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. The auction took place two days after a record 600,000 yen (USD 3,748) was paid for a 10-kilogram box of the pear variety at the season's opening auction in Osaka. First introduced in 1904 and now a signature product of Tottori Prefecture, the variety is among Japan's best-known pears. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An auctioneer takes bids from buyers during an auction for Tottori-grown Nijisseiki, or "20th Century" pears, the season's first auction at Ota Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. The auction took place two days after a record 600,000 yen (USD 3,748) was paid for a 10-kilogram box of the pear variety at the season's opening auction in Osaka. First introduced in 1904 and now a signature product of Tottori Prefecture, the variety is among Japan's best-known pears. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Buyers talk with auctioneers before the start of an auction for Tottori-grown Nijisseiki, or "20th Century" pears, the season's first auction at Ota Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. The auction took place two days after a record 600,000 yen (USD 3,748) was paid for a 10-kilogram box of the pear variety at the season's opening auction in Osaka. First introduced in 1904 and now a signature product of Tottori Prefecture, the variety is among Japan's best-known pears. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Buyers bid during an auction for Tottori-grown Nijisseiki, or "20th Century" pears, the season's first auction at Ota Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. The auction took place two days after a record 600,000 yen (USD 3,748) was paid for a 10-kilogram box of the pear variety at the season's opening auction in Osaka. First introduced in 1904 and now a signature product of Tottori Prefecture, the variety is among Japan's best-known pears. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Buyers look on during a promotional event for Tottori-grown Nijisseiki, or "20th Century" pears, ahead of the season's first auction at Ota Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. The auction took place two days after a record 600,000 yen (USD 3,748) was paid for a 10-kilogram box of the pear variety at the season's opening auction in Osaka. First introduced in 1904 and now a signature product of Tottori Prefecture, the variety is among Japan's best-known pears. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Buyers wait for the start of an auction for Tottori-grown Nijisseiki, or "20th Century" pears, the season's first auction at Ota Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. The auction took place two days after a record 600,000 yen (USD 3,748) was paid for a 10-kilogram box of the pear variety at the season's opening auction in Osaka. First introduced in 1904 and now a signature product of Tottori Prefecture, the variety is among Japan's best-known pears. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

A Pear Ambassador from the agricultural cooperative JA Zen-Noh examines Tottori-grown Nijisseiki, or "20th Century" pears, during a promotional ceremony ahead of the season's first auction at Ota Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. The auction took place two days after a record 600,000 yen (USD 3,748) was paid for a 10-kilogram box of the pear variety at the season's opening auction in Osaka. First introduced in 1904 and now a signature product of Tottori Prefecture, the variety is among Japan's best-known pears. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Buyers talk about boxes of fruit for sale at Ota Wholesale Market in Tokyo on August 29, 2026. Opened in 1989, Ota Market is Japan's largest wholesale hub for fruit, vegetables and flowers, handling thousands of tonnes of goods each day and bringing together produce, seafood and flower traders at one of Tokyo's most important food distribution centres. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)