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Our guide
The Daiō Wasabi Farm in Azumino, Nagano, founded in 1915 and covering 15 hectares, is one of the largest wasabi farms in Japan. It is popular with visitors for its watermills and the river that runs through it, and a restaurant serves wasabi-flavoured ice cream and other wasabi products. Outside Japan it is best known from the last chapter of Akira Kurosawa's 1990 film Dreams, “Village of the Watermills”.
We have not checked opening hours or a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
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- Daio wasabi farm10bs1980 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Daio Wasabi Farm in 2014-8-14 No,6 — Mti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Azumino Wasabi Field Spring Water flock — ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY 4.0 · source · resized
- 2016-07-03 Daio Wasabi Farm 大王わさび農園 蓼川と水車小屋 DSCF0259 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 2016-07-03 Daio Wasabi Farm 大王わさび農園 蓼川と水車小屋 DSCF0246 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 2016-07-03 Daio Wasabi Farm 大王わさび農園 DSCF0373 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 2016-07-03 Daio Wasabi Farm 大王わさび農園 DSCF0344 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 2016-07-03 Daio Wasabi Farm 大王わさび農園 DSCF0315 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 2016-07-03 Daio Wasabi Farm 大王わさび農園 DSCF0311 — 松岡明芳 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
The Daiō Wasabi Farm (大王わさび農場, Daiō Wasabi Nōjō) is a wasabi farm established in 1915 and located in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture near the center of Honshū, the main island of Japan. It is a popular tourist spot due to its watermills and the river that runs through it. A restaurant offers wasabi-flavoured ice cream and other wasabi-themed products. Outside Japan, the site is best known for its appearance in Akira Kurosawa's 1990 film Dreams during the film's final chapter, named "Village of the Watermills". Daiō is one of Japan's largest wasabi farms — covering 15 hectares.
Visitor information checked: 2026-10-07 · Official visitor information
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