Takayama – Markets

We’ll have a look at more market produce today.

There are decorative reeds with little dolls that are a speciality of the town.

Little dolls

This obaasan (grandmother) was selling some corn posies.

Selling craft

Actually, there were plenty of decorative corn for sale.

Decorative corn cobs anyone?

But I was more fascinated by the boxes of wasabi. Yep, that’s what they look like fresh. The paste that we get in Australia is actually dyed horseradish.

Fresh wasabi

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