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“Wasabi Village is a passion project,” says Yukimitsu (Yuki) Fujii as he climbs the stone terraces, wasabi plants sprawling out on either side. The terraces were constructed over a century ago and, along with his wife Chiyomi Fujii, Yuki is dedicated to growing organic wasabi here using traditional techniques.

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