Hello. I'm T. I have some valuable news coming from my hometown, Tottori Prefecture.
The Tottori Sand Dunes Visitor Center discovered an old empty Fanta Grape can on February 2th.
"This was unearthed today in the Tottori Sand Dunes," he said on Twitter, asking for information on when the item dates. It turned out to be a Fanta can from a very rare era.
It was eventually discovered to be a logo from the 1970s, and it has become a hot topic.
The condition is relatively good.
The dry climate of the sand dunes kept the cans in good condition...amazing!
More information coming soon on Twitter!
Below is a tweet posted by the Tottori Sand Dunes Visitor Center.
The center suspected that it might be something from the 1970s and asked for information on it on Twitter, with users responding, "Maybe it's a logo from 1955 to 1970?"
We received a stream of information such as, "It's an early type of Fanta can," and "I think it's for special sales, like vending machines on trains."
It is a miracle that it was excavated in such a good condition.
A fearsome force of nature.
Fanta's official Twitter account also responded!
And finally, the official Fanta account (@Fanta_Japan) responded.
"This is Fanta Grape that was sold from 1968 to 1974...! It's a rare find and very valuable! Thank you for posting it," he wrote, revealing that the design was for a can that was only manufactured for about seven years!
This is surprising, isn't it? It had been buried in the sand of the dunes for about 40 years!
The author is also a former Tottori resident, but I can't help but feel that Tottori Prefecture is rich in niche topics (lol)
Many other comments have been sent in by Twitter users!
On Twitter
"About 50 years ago, when Yukihide Takekawa of the comedy duo Godiego was still in high school, he took a local train from Urawa, Saitama to the Tottori Sand Dunes with his classmates and played mahjong on the sand dunes until he got so sunburned that he got blisters. This is the anecdote that was buried at that time."
Other comments included, "This is a Showa era relic. It's a fat can (350ml), so I think it's from Western Japan. I think it's more than 40 years old, but it's not rusty at all and is in good condition."
We received a stream of comments that gave a sense of the era and the region.
As an additional explanation, the Tottori Sand Dunes Visitor Center was built after the Tottori Sand Dunes had become a tourist destination, and the historical background to the center was also explained.
Fanta from this era has been buried for nearly 50 years, but what on earth was Fanta himself feeling and thinking as he spent that long time there?
Speculation from the Tottori Sand Dunes Visitor Center in response to the tweet
This is the response that Tottori Sand Dunes Business Center gave to users in response to various comments.
① Regarding this can that was unearthed after being exposed by the shifting sand caused by the wind, thank you for the quote tweet and reply! Now that a night has passed, I have the following information: ・It is thick, so I remember there being regional differences ・Probably limited to certain regions (western Japan to Nagano) ・Early 70s By the way, the inside of the can with the sand removed is not rusty at all.
Quote source:https://twitter.com/Sakyu_visitor/status/1361923930978725889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1361923930978725889%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnlab.itmedia.co.jp%2Fnl%2Farticles%2F2102%2F21%2Fnews017.html
②It's been almost a day since I tweeted this. Thank you for all the reactions, replies, and quote tweets! Based on the information from everyone, ・The logo is from 1 to 1955, so it's probably the first Fanta can (around 1970 or 1972) ・Limited to Nagano to Western Japan? ・It seems that it has been buried in sand for nearly 73 years!
1955) The Tottori Sand Dunes became a natural monument in 1963, and the San'in Kaigan National Park became a national park in XNUMX, so this was after the Tottori Sand Dunes became a tourist destination. Some of the people who replied to me may have visited the sand dunes back then.
According to the Tottori Business Center, at first, part of the can was visible, and when they pulled it out thinking it was just trash, they discovered it was a Fanta can with a design they had never seen before, so they took a photo of it for record purposes. The can is currently being kept at the center along with other rare and unusual finds.
Summary
How was it?
It's quite rare to find an excavated item that has remained in its original state even after so many years!
There are probably many more rare things buried in the vast Tottori Sand Dunes, which makes our dreams come true!
As a fellow Tottori resident, I would like to continue writing articles focusing on this quirky prefecture!
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