Hotaka 穂高 Photo Gallery by Matthew Haswell at pbase.com

Hotaka 穂高

A small mountain town now merged into greater Azumino city in Nagano Prefecture, Hotaka is most famous for its Dai-Ō Wasabi-nōjo - Japan's largest wasabi (Japanese horseradish) farm. Also pictured here is a bit of scenery around Kizaki-ko, a freshwater lake further north of town.

Local train pulling up beside Lake Kizaki	Tiny JR Inao station	Small road along the lakeside	Hills and summer sky over Kizaki-ko
Lakefront houses on the hillside	Rowing down a stream in Dai-Ō Wasabi-nōjo	Violet blossoms in Dai-Ō Wasabi-nōjo	Above the wasabi farm
Wasabi plants along a freshwater stream	Peeking beneath the screens	Carp in a farm pond	Curving row of wasabi fields
Summer blossoms in the farm	Crate of freshly cleaned wasabi	Trimming the fresh wasabi	Kids at a small shrine on the farm site
Sculpture of a Japanese horseradish	Menu of wasabi-related dishes	Fresh wasabi roots for sale	Wasabi ice cream shop

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