FUKUOKA -- An unusual pyramid-shaped watermelon has drawn attention from customers in a department store here.
The watermelon measures about 25 centimeters high and is priced at 52,500 yen. It was grown by a farmer in the town of Tsukigata in Hokkaido, by placing it in a specially-shaped plastic shell and hanging upside down.
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