Daio Wasabi Farm

On our second day in the alps, we visited the Daio Wasabi Farm , the largest wasabi farm in Japan.

Here's the view on the way to the farm:


A beautiful, clear stream fed the farm, where the wasabi grows mostly underwater.

We found an abundance of interesting spiders lurking about as well.

At the gift shops & restaurant, you could purchase all things wasabi - peas were only the beginning. Couldn't tell you everything that was available, it was our best guess since we can't read Japanese. We got lucky with a mystery box that we purchased - it was wasabi flavored seaweed, which is quite tasty. We tried some wasabi ice cream as well, also tasty.

That night we checked into our 2nd hotel (in Nagano), where I found an English copy of "The Teachings of Buddha" in our night stand.