Japan tries to save giant radish.
Dokonjo Daikon website. (WARNING, Contains lots of Radishy Goodness)
It’s been mentioned on the news here a few times as well. A good example of ‘much time, and little to do.’
The west coast of northern Japan gets so much snow that many of these small towns get cut off from the rest of the world for months at a time. Generally, the rest of the world see this as a plus.