Heart-shaped watermelons in Japan

May 13, 2009 | Topics: Fun and Offbeat

Perfect heart-shaped watermelon in Fukuoka, JapanHiroichi Kimura, a farmer from Kumamoto, and his wife, have found a way to cultivate heart shaped watermelons.

It took the Kimuras three years to create the perfectly heart-shaped fruit; the couple managed to ship out 20 of the watermelons for the first time this year.

Five of those were for sale at Fukuoka’s Iwataya department store at 15,750 yen (160 USD) apiece [news and image from Asahi, via Japanprobe]

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2 Responses to “Heart-shaped watermelons in Japan”

  1. #1. Imprint TALK: Fresh Asian Pop Culture Blog » Blog Archive » Heart shaped Watermelons on May 13th, 2009

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  2. #2. Anonymous on May 14th, 2009

    leave it to the japanese to go against mother nature


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