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Washington State

Takao Hoshijima, whom I met on my trip to Japan in 1994,has set a new National Record for Japan. His beautiful orange pumpkin weighed 466.9 kg. x 2.2 = approx. 1,027 lbs. Takao has been National Champion many times and grew his current record from the Holland 1086-06.

10/5/2007 11:08:13 AM

Pembroke, New Hampshire

Picture?

10/5/2007 12:17:17 PM

Minnesota

Congratulations to him, does he know about bigpumpkins.

10/5/2007 1:19:46 PM

Netherlands

Last year Shoji Shirai grew a 1192 lb (541 kg) pumpkin in Japan. That is the current record to my knowledge.

10/5/2007 1:24:22 PM

Netherlands

http://www.backyardgardener.com/images/Japanese_Pumpkin_Record.jpg

10/5/2007 1:24:46 PM

Wallingford,CT

http://www.asahi.com/life/update/1001/TKY200710010045.html?ref=rss

10/5/2007 3:28:53 PM

ordinary,VA

is that the same guy who grew a big pumpkin off the 1107Cramer few years back?

10/5/2007 6:04:55 PM

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Outstanding!

10/5/2007 10:58:03 PM