The heaviest was 80 kg.
A competition was held in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where watermelons are produced.
The "Jumbo Watermelon Contest" is held every year by JA in Yokote City to raise the profile of the watermelon production area.
In the competition, 7 jumbo watermelons called "Carolina Cross", which are cultivated as feed for livestock, were exhibited.
It is said that the growing environment was not blessed with low temperatures during the fruiting season, but the watermelons that were exhibited grew in a large bale-like shape and were transported one by one by a forklift and weighed. rice field.
The winner was a watermelon exhibited by Toshio Yamamoto, who has been cultivating watermelons for over 30 years. It weighs 80 kg, about 6.5 times the heaviest edible watermelon, 6L.
Mr. Yamamoto said, "Until now, my maximum weight was about 60 kilograms, so I'm happy. Every morning, I went to see the watermelon, stroked it, and told it to grow big. I raised it with care. I would like to work hard on soil preparation from now on, aiming for something that exceeds."