OSAKA —

Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry KK on Friday unveiled before the media a 150 million yen Christmas tree made entirely of pure gold and decorated with diamond, platinum and pearl accessories at its store in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi shopping district.

Four filigree artists spent three months to fashion the tree, which looks like a golden fir, stands 1.5 meters tall and weighs 21 kilograms. Its five tiers of branches resemble lampshades.

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  whynothow at 03:57 PM JST - 29th November

  Thats really going to cheer up the poor...

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  whynothow at 03:59 PM JST - 29th November

  sorry i meant why do i keep.....

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  Sarge at 09:03 PM JST - 29th November

  That is not a Christmas tree.

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  Thenewfront at 09:09 PM JST - 29th November

  I agree with Sarge.

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  Sarge at 10:14 PM JST - 29th November

  "its five tiers of branches resemble lampshades"

  Pretty weird lampshades!

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  Yelnats at 07:31 PM JST - 30th November

  And right down the street people are homeless and picking through garbage to eat. Shameful

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  mrhog123 at 03:09 PM JST - 3rd December

  How long will it before the tree "disappears"?

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