Japanese jeweler Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. unveiled a Christmas tree made of gold at its Ginza Tanaka flagship store in the Shinsaibashi shopping district on November 25, 2011. The tree measures 4.92-feet tall and weighs 26.45 pounds with a value of US$1.93 million dollars. In addition to its gold construction, the tree bears 50 gold orchids and 60 heart-shaped decorations made of gold along with a star on top which is valued at US$65,000 by its lonesome. Tomoko Ishibashi, Chief Manager of the store's marketing department said, "This year, the store was bustling with five times more customers than usual. So as a fitting finale to the year and to represent our store, we decided to create this Christmas tree using pure gold." The gold tree is on display until Christmas Day.
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