Some are rather neutral regarding watermelon (me!) while some are fanatic (my daughter!). Some watermelon are big, while some are small. One can reserve opinion regarding issues such as watermelons and daughters and still be impressed by these: 110 kilogram watermelons grown in Ueki from seeds originating from America, which Kumanichi describes as “rice-bale-shaped” - 米俵のような縦長の形 - as Japanese watermelons are generally round. The article notes that they will be sold at various supermarkets around town - or perhaps you could wait to receive one as a gift (which would then require lugging a 110-kilogram watermelon as an obligatory regift to your neighbor. This is what is known as “progress.”) - William