Takamitsu wins water melon contest

Takamitsu wins water melon contest

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Farmer Akinori Takamitsu poses behind his 111-kilogram water melon which won the top prize at an annual water melon competition held in the town of Ueki, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 13.

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