Note that for today's photos, there are two posts, this one, and one on sweet cherries in the U.S.
Japan
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Wasabi master grates a wasabi root to produce paste at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Operating since 1923 in Azumino, one of Japan's three major wasabi producing regions, Daio Wasabi Farm is one of the country's largest such farms and covers fifteen hectares. Staff are employed year round to harvest the crop which is a staple part of the Japanese diet. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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Farm workers harvest wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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Wasabi master grates a wasabi root to produce paste at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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Farm workers take part in a morning workout before harvesting wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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A farm worker harvests wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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Farm workers carry crates of harvested wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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Wasabi plants are stored in a crate before being prepared for sale by workers at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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A water wheel carries spring water at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
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A shinto shrine is pictured at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
Japan
Wasabi master grates a wasabi root to produce paste at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Operating since 1923 in Azumino, one of Japan's three major wasabi producing regions, Daio Wasabi Farm is one of the country's largest such farms and covers fifteen hectares. Staff are employed year round to harvest the crop which is a staple part of the Japanese diet. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
Farm workers harvest wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
Wasabi master grates a wasabi root to produce paste at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
Farm workers take part in a morning workout before harvesting wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
A farm worker harvests wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
Farm workers carry crates of harvested wasabi plants at the Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
Wasabi plants are stored in a crate before being prepared for sale by workers at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
A water wheel carries spring water at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.
A shinto shrine is pictured at Daio Wasabi Farm on May 24, 2018 in Azumino, Japan. Photo credit: Carl Court / Getty Images.