iroirona: Daio Wasabi Farm

Upon reaching Matsumoto back from Kamikochi, we took the local train to Hotaka...cost Yen320 for 20 min ride. From the station we took a taxi to Daio Wasabi Farm. Cab fare Yen 2000 and it took about 10 to 15 mins ride....it was a nice ride ( ^.^ )

Yeah....finally we arrived!!!!

Wasabi!!!!!

Place for tourist to taste some wasabi ice-cream and croquette

My sis with a giant ice-cream cone hahahaha

Waaaaa........i thought the wasabi farm would be small but it was vast...around us all wasabi plants

Close up shot of the wasabi plants

The wasabi plant requires running water...only then you would get a nice and high quality wasabi

On the bridge

Mys sis posing next to the farm

Having a good time hehehehe

This is the other side of the farm.....it is awesome

The path to the other side

The gazebo

A pathway leading to.....?????? not sure hehehehe

Again signage for wasabi ice-cream

View of the gazebo from the other side

What do you know....there's a restaurant at the other side

Must be nice sitting here enjoying wasabi ice-cream with the sight of the vast wasabi farm....niasss

Nx to the restaurant, there was this small waterfall or is it spring water....hmmm....

My autumn leaf \\( ^ 0^ )//

My sis under the autumn leaves

A high class restaurant .........very very niass

Very english-cottage like restaurant, isn't ???!!!

I just couldn't get enough of the view

Just imagine working in this cooool weather in those coooollll water....brppppppp

The croquette....since its only potato and wasabi....we get to eat them....YATTA....and they were fabulous...hot croquette in this cool weather....HEAVEN!!!

The wasabi souvenir shop

Posing while eating the wasabi ice-cream

Posing next to the giant wasabi tube

Reached back to Hotaka station

Hotaka Town...one that I would surely remember...and TQ to the nice uncle who drove us to and patiently wait for us to take us back to the station....ARIGATOU!!!!