Daio WASABI FARM in Japan 🌱 | Exploring RURAL JAPAN by Bike on a Day Trip from Matsumoto

[@kurofune.uragabay]

Kurosawa, of course... I knew that water-wheel looked familiar. Thanks Audrey and Samuel 🙏

[@effie-Toronto]

Sam and Audrey love your videos showing us Japan country side ...greetings from Montreal........Effie

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you, Effie! We're glad you're enjoying our videos across rural Japan. More to come as we head into the Japanese Alps. Wishing you a great weekend! 😊

[@effie-Toronto]

@@samuelandaudrey Thank you ,,we are really cold here so staying home for weekend

[@spankohyayo]

真冬の今、真夏の松本のワサビ田の景色を見れて少し暖かく感じました。ワサビ飯とワサビをたっぷり入れた蕎麦を僕も食べたくなりました！ありがとう。

[@clam371384]

Super envious of all your Japanese trips so far. I was once asked what is the one type of food would I choose to eat for the rest of my life and i said “Japanese”

[@samuelandaudrey]

I totally get it! There's so much variety - I'm just thinking of all the different types of ramen and broth you could order. Yum! 😋🍜

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

Another Lovely rural escape in the Japanese country side at the bottom of these beautiful mountains! Thank you 🙏🏼 so very much From a 💚Wasabi lover 😊💚 Sabrina🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you, Sabrina! Our adventures in rural Japan were our favourite. Glad you're enjoying them too! 😊🌿🌾 Wishing you a great weekend.

[@mohammadalfakki159]

Thank you so much for everything to do the nice trip ❤️😊✨🤲🏼

[@IceCream-hp7mm]

I love this, I'm sure it would offer a much needed break from the city.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Glad you enjoyed the video! We loved cycling through the countryside - it was a nice change from our time in the cities.

[@benja1877]

Japan in the countryside is quite magnificient and restful i think with all its greenery ⛩

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yes! It was so relaxing cycling through the rice fields and seeing mountains in the horizon. We really enjoyed the rural destinations.

[@natyg.c9910]

Es un lujo un placer ver estos videos tan hermoso 😊❤un viaje para la memoria 😊

[@michaelsylvester7272]

Hello- Thanks for sharing all the great parts of Japan.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed our wasabi farm adventure.

[@richardnelson3798]

Great video with interesting music! BTW, one of my favorite movies is Wasabi with Jean Reno..

[@MirkoIlić-c7u]

Got a postcard from Japan three days ago, it features a Kyoto temple dedicated to Inari, the deity of rice and agriculture (foxes are associated with the deity and are believed to be its messengers (this reminded me of those Argentinian foxes of yours :)) and now I am about to start watching a new video S & A have made for us. One couldn't ask for more on a lazy and dreary Saturday afternoon.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ahhh, the Fushimi Inari Shrine! I remember that one from our first visit to Japan and there were so many fox statues. ⛩️🦊

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

I know you enjoy food, but clearly not foodies, per se. Real wasabi root is crazy expensive. Loved this video.

[@samuelandaudrey]

I doubt the biggest wasabi farm in the world would be serving something other than wasabi at their on-site restaurant. However, I know that in North America, what's often presented as wasabi is really a horseradish mixture.

[@mariojsworld]

Great countryside trip and wasabi farm.

[@samuelandaudrey]

It was a super fun day trip! Glad you enjoyed the video. 😊

[@TravelbyDartTV]

So cool! I visited this, too, when I was there filming one of our TV show episode. Turns out, growing the world's most potent condiment requires nerves of steel (and a serious gas mask). Hoping I would get to experience this type of area of Japan.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Very cool! Glad you got to visit as well. It was a fun spot and we learned so much about wasabi - to be honest, we didn't even know what it looked like before visiting.

[@gladysherrerajoya873]

Sencillamente espectacular, gracias. Saludos desde Bucaramanga Colombia.

[@samuelandaudrey]

Gracias Gladys. Nos alegra que hayas disfrutado el video! 😊

[@cathrf88]

This is something i’d love to do! Thanks for sharing❤

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@carlosaretio7410]

Que bella es Audrey !!!

[@darkphoenixb4u81]

.....😂

[@amparofernandez2273]

Estupendo video, muy curioso. Estupendo.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

Great informative video! This Japan series has been a pleasure to watch! Cheers from Toronto..you know where that is! LOL

[@田中和男-d1x]

本物の山葵と風景、最高でしたね‼️

[@ettevaatustproductions6164]

Thanks for the Wasabi video. We are such sushi and overall Japanese foodies that you made us hungry. These days we have to take a 2hr train ride to Sofia for sushi of any kind since we now live in a small Bulgarian town in the mountains. Another great video guys!

[@samuelandaudrey]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Have you tried making your own sushi?! It may not taste exactly like that of a restaurant, but maybe it can tide you over in between your big trips to the capital. 😉🍣

[@ettevaatustproductions6164]

A few times when we lived in China, but when you have a trained sushi chef making it for you then it makes all the difference. @@samuelandaudrey

[@jc2333]

The spicywasbi ice cream looks good

[@samuelandaudrey]

It sure was interesting! We enjoy trying Japan's unusual soft-serve ice cream flavours. 🍦

[@Kktc4you]

Exercise and adventure 😊

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yes! Thankfully the terrain was quite flat so it was an easy ride. 😅

[@HongHong-mu4cn]

Very nice video !! When did you go there, Wasabi farm, in May ? How’s the weather?

[@caitlindallapria7822]

Love your videos! 😊 Would you be able to add the currency conversion? Just to give a better idea of prices 😊

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

We never got to Daio Wasabi Farm. Never tasted Wasabi Ice Cream. It looked like a fascinating farm to visit. If you were to describe the taste of Wasabi Ice Cream what would you compare it to ? And would you have it again ? When we go back to Japan it will be on our bucket list to visit. Hope you had a wonderful time in Nagano . Sending you much love from Richmond, Va. ❤❤ Harriet, Jim and Yuki

[@samuelandaudrey]

The wasabi ice cream was surprising. The flavour was really mild, which is a good thing! Imagine if it were clear your nasal passages potent?! I would put it in the 'would try again' category. One thing we like about Japan is that each prefecture has its own agricultural specialty and you can sample that in different soft-serve ice creams as you travel around. I remember we tried a miso ice cream, that was also really good - a bit salty, but it worked. 😊

[@arminea]

Hi, I plan to go to this wasabi farm in May. Love your video♥ Where did you leave your bikes? I noticed that you didn't take them with you on the farm but left them somewhere. Also, did you need your own bike lock? 🤔

[@samuelandaudrey]

There's bicycle parking once you reach the farm. It's over on the right hand side. The bicycles we rented had a lock on the back wheel, so they were safe - not that anyone would take a bike in Japan!

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

In my feed this time around 😜🎉👌🏼 Let’s watch ❤ Sabrina 🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@samuelandaudrey]

Yayyy! So glad to hear that. 😊

[@sabrinastraveladventures4263]

@@samuelandaudrey I thought you might 🫶🏼

[@ursulaeleizalde712]

a las personas que les gusta el wasabi les debe encantar ir alla! y a ustedes les encanta el picante jajajajaja Saludos

[@edgardopescatori]

Hola Audrey y Samuel. Saludos desde Córdoba Edgardo 🍷.

[@JodyY808]

What a nice day trip away from the hustle and bustle of the cities to a rural agricultural area that accommodates tourists, both Japanese and foreign to see another side of Japan. And you did it in your typical well-planned, inexpensive, and healthy way by riding bikes to the farm. To tell the truth, I thought you were going to visit a farm like the one I saw in a Japan by Food video, which is much more expensive but is one of 12 specially selected experiences in the Eat! Meet! Japan project in 2022. Check out the Japan by Food video with Shizuka. The experience in Shizuoka Prefecture includes a one-night stay at a traditional onsen inn with a sumptuous kaiseki meal featuring wasabi. I just read that the wasabi farm tour is not included (not meant for tourists, I guess), but it seems to be in a much more natural setting than the one in Nagano, so even if you don't go, you can learn a little more about wasabi growing from this video. The cost per person is 37,400 yen (U.S. $252), but if you see the accommodations and the meal in the video, I think you will see why. (I just want to point out that a deluxe or premier ticket to a hotel resort lu'au in Hawai'i can cost that much -- without the hotel stay.) Wasabi Feast! Harvesting Fresh Wasabi in Izu, Shizuoka! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGHCmWSDqdehqZo

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for sharing! I'll have to look that place up. We chose this particular wasabi farm for its ease of getting there. A 30-minute train ride followed by a scenic bike ride was just perfect for us. We also learned that this is apparently the biggest wasabi farm in the world! It was super educational - we didn't even know what the wasabi plant looked like before arriving. 😅

[@gallina--big8060]

ASI QUE SERIA ----LA FARMACIA DE WASAVI

[@diggie_b7888]

Don't know if you'll see this but would it be do-able to make a day-trip from Tokyo? I know it's a 2.5+ hour train ride each way which could be prohibitive.

[@samuelandaudrey]

The train connections look pretty brutal to make it worth a day trip from Tokyo. I would only do it if you already plan to be in Nagano. Otherwise there are much easier day trips to consider!

[@Rwper-jmme8gi9p]

good report～😻ﾆｬ~

[@samuelandaudrey]

Thanks for watching! Happy weekend. 😊

[@gilbertnery]

Hello Sam and Audrey! What camera do you use to capture your videos?

[@samuelandaudrey]

Panasonic GH5 ii

[@carlostyszko471]

{[rice + pickled wasabi leaves + bonito flakes + green onions + sesame seeds + nori seaweed + in summer with kimchi mayonnaise ]}

[@samuelandaudrey]

Ohhh, I like the sound of kimchi mayonnaise! That would be delicious.

[@Nature_with_Peter_Kane]

@2:24 I can't figure out if there's a tennis ball in your pants or what that is? lol

[@gallina--big8060]

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[@meat_loves_wasabi]

Tried grating my own wasabi to add on my sushi ……needed lots of effort to get a decent amount 😅

[@samuelandaudrey]

We were also surprised by how much effort it took just to get a little bit! 😅😅

[@RandyLe4zero8]

Can you guys buy skyline r34 🙏 japan ship it home