They go on sale this (northern) summer priced at Y5400 ($A69) yen each, after the design of Hello Kitty's whiskered face was carved into the exterior of each melon around a month before harvest.
By the time the cantaloupes of this Hokkaido crop are ripe in July, the shape of the carving will be etched into the fruit's rind by its natural netting.
The melons will be available to buy online and the company, which has been producing this specially designed fruit in collaboration with Sanrio since 2010, hopes to sell 1000 this year.
