Special Golden Christmas Tree [09-12-2011]
Can you believe that Christmas is just around the corner? Yes, soon it will be Christmas! Do you have any special plans this year? If you don’t have any plans yet, why don’t you visit Tokyo with your family? There, you will be able to see a very special Christmas tree.
Surprisingly, the tree is made of pure gold! It is worth $2 million. A jewelry store in Tokyo and a flower arrangement artist named Naoto Mizuki worked together to create the expensive Christmas tree. Mr. Mizuki used 12 kilograms of gold to make the 2.4-meter tall tree. The tree is decorated with ribbons, hearts, and orchids, which are also made of gold.

The tree was unveiled on November 22 at the jewelry store. It is the most expensive Christmas tree in Japan. “Considering the time it took to make, the designer and hard work put into it, we can assume that the cost of this tree would be about 150 million yen ($2 million),” said the marketing general manager of the jewelry store. However, the tree is not for sale. It will be on display at the store until Christmas Day.
Then, why did the artist make the Christmas tree? The tree was made to give hope to the Japanese. This year has been very sad and harsh due to the natural disasters in Fukushima. Let’s hope the beautiful Golden Christmas tree will give the Japanese hope!
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