Hotaka

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On the way to the wasabi farm, we passed a shrine in the woods.
Actually we passed several shrines. These salmon-colored...
Cass and Sara demonstrate.
Road to the wasabi farm
It was at about this time we realized we probably should...
One of the clear-flowing rivers of Hotaka
Japan has vending machines everywhere.
A menagerie of anthropomorphized foods greet me at the...
John at the wasabi farm, with a wasabi ice cream cone.
Wasabi needs very clean fresh water to grow, and lots of...
Cass's imitation of statues series part two.
Wasabi!
Sara (in the salmon colored vest) on a bridge over the...
Lots of wasabi.
I'm not sure why none is growing on the right.
It turns out Jennie, Sara and Cass all wore Google...
Japanese maple turning fall colored.
We paid 1000 yen to take a wasabi cooking class. Here...
Jennie and Sara.
John, slicing some wasabi root.
This involved a lot of chopping. The root is at the...
Jennie, Sara and Cass.
All done with chopping. Ready for the next step.
Next we mixed the wasabi root and stems in with...
Cass at lunch on the wasabi farm with wasabi peas and a...
My potato wasabi croquette donburi with miso soup and...
Wasabi shrimp sticks for sale in the gift shop.
Cass at the wasabi ice cream cone stand. It was actually...
In Hotaka the manhole covers are painted.
On the walk back to the train, we stopped at a glass...
This looks fun.
Finished products for sale. I didn't think I'd get these...
Sara and Jennie watch the glass blowers.
While we were inside the glass blowing studio, it...
Walking back to the train station.
The symbol of Nagano Prefecture Chamber of Commerce. All...
Kawaii, as the locals say.