News Watermelon on busy Osaka road to be relocated

[thomas]

This made it into the national news yesterday and was shown on TV all day.

A watermelon that was found growing on the median of a bustling road in the center of Osaka City was carefully dug up on Tuesday to be relocated. City officials had decided to transplant the fruit, as people could enter the busy road to take pictures or damage it. The officials said they have no idea how it came to be growing there. Workers placed the watermelon, which measures about 12 by 10 centimeters, in a planter with fertilizer and soil. An official said it's surprising that the fruit has grown to that size in such an environment. He said watermelons are annual plants, so this one will die when it gets colder. But he said he hopes citizens can enjoy it, even for a short while. The city is still deciding where to keep it.

Watermelon found growing in middle of busy Osaka road to be relocated | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

A watermelon that was found growing on the median of a bustling road in the center of Osaka City was carefully dug up on Tuesday to be relocated.

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[musicisgood]

I don't think people realize how expensive watermelons are in this country man like $40 for a freaking watermelon.

 

[thomas]

That begs the question: who'd be the owner of that watermelon, the prefecture, the city, or the road company, and how to split the proceeds?

 

[nice gaijin]

Holy crap I miss Japan... What a freaking peaceful country that this is national news.

 

[Hiroyuki Nagashima]

Memory in the days of the child.
It ate a watermelon behind the back of a family in summer,
and a watermelon grew if it buried a species in the garden by evidence destruction,
and it came out to a family to have eaten a watermelon.
The watermelon has been eaten by a family.

 

[thomas]

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Watermelon smiles
Sweet and juicy memories
Family summer days.

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Slices of red fruit
Sharing laughter in the sun
Summer with family.

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Green and striped rind
A refreshing summer treat
Watermelon bliss.​

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Yummmm!!!

 

[musicisgood]

View attachment 108281 Yummmm!!!

Hey I didn't give you permission to take a picture of me I'm going to charge you for this.

 

[Grandpa Frank]

The great thing about watermelon is no teeth are required to eat it.