Choose Well, Eat Well / kawanakajima hakuto

Japanese white peach varieties mapped from soft-melting to crisp — Hakuho, Shimizu Hakuto, Akatsuki, Kawanakajima Hakuto and more, through the season

Japanese Peach Varieties Through the Season — A Soft-to-Crisp Texture Map

Japan's white peach season runs soft to crisp: Hakuho melts like a dessert, Kawanakajima Hakuto crunches like an apple. Our 7-variety texture map, week by week.

Posted on July 15, 2026

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