The Success Of Watermelon Farming Japan | Japanese Agriculture

Watermelons are sweet regardless in which part of the world you’re enjoying them in, but nothing compares to the Japanese watermelon — these babies are crazy sweet delicious! The main reason behind this is that watermelons in Japan — like many other fruits, in fact — are considered a luxury: something you’d give to a really important sempai as a thank you or summer gift rather than something essential for your seasonal diet. With that in mind, farmers in Japan grow watermelons as if they were a piece of rare jewelry to please your guts: they choose the perfect soil, the perfect seeds, the perfect pruning methods and everything else to make them look and taste heavenly — if watermelons could be massaged, I bet that’d happen, too! 2. Shapes and figures: Too many fancy kinds Square…pyramid…heart shaped…and black. Japanese are incredible when it comes to producing out-of-the-box fruit. Square watermelons, which are typically sold only at expensive department stores, were originall