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"Densukesuika" watermelon

ASAHIKAWA, Japan, June 14 Kyodo - Photo taken June 14, 2018, in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa shows a "Densukesuika" watermelon (L) that fetched the highest price of 550,000 yen (about $5,000) at the season's first auction the same day.

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1st auction of "Densukesuika"

Photo taken June 14, 2016, in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa shows fancy watermelons, known as "Densukesuika," a specialty of Toma town. During the season's first auction at a fruit and vegetable market in Asahikawa, the bidding price reached as high as 500,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Densukesuika" watermelon

Photo taken June 14, 2018, in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa shows a "Densukesuika" watermelon that fetched the highest price of 550,000 yen (about $5,000) at the season's first auction the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo