On December 6th in Hirosaki City, a young apple farmer held the "Apple Kings Match-Who is the pinnacle of taste!"

The same competition where you can eat and compare the taste of apples. This is the second time this year, and the number of participants has increased from 16 last year to 28, with the participation of apple farmers and agricultural high school students outside the prefecture. Mineyuki Kudo of the Shakano Apple Garden (Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture), who sponsors the event, planned the event, "If it becomes a place where the consumption of apples can be increased and farmers can interact with each other." "The taste of apples varies depending on the farmers who make them," he said.

The game uses only the variety "Sun Fuji" made by farmers, and the two judges who are selected for each match and the three visitors who are selected by lottery compare to eating. You will win if you win the tournament ceremony to the end.

This year's winner was Mr. Hideken Narita from Narita (milky farm). In the final match, it competed with Kaneki Farm Mitsushin Nakamura from Akita Prefecture, and it became a close battle with the final judge. Aomori, the number one producer of apples in Japan, showed the point in the results, but there was a judge who said, "It was a fresh comparison compared to the apples in Akita and Aomori."

Narita was in a frustration because many apples were damaged this year. Hail-damaged apples lose their value in the market, but they continued to watch the growing apples. "I had some hard times, but I was happy to sell apples, and I'm happy to be able to achieve these results. Thank you," he said with joy.