At the "30th Strawberry Show" held at the Gunma Prefectural Office on January 22, the 4th "Giant Strawberry Contest" was held this year.

This contest competes for the total weight of 5 exhibited strawberries. Kunio Maruyama's strawberry "Yayoihime", which won the championship this time, weighs 434g (15.31oz) in total and 87g (3.07oz) on average, which is more than five times the normal 2L size strawberry (about 16g (0.56oz))!


Comparison with a 500-yen coin! huge…!
Comparison with a 500-yen coin! huge…!


Compete for the total weight of 5 pieces
Compete for the total weight of 5 pieces


By the way, "Yayoihime" won the championship for the fourth consecutive year. No loss ...!