The scent of wasabi wafted faintly in the air as I walked by terraces filled with the distinctive plants in Japan’s Izu Peninsula. The cool, shady mountain slopes were ideal for hiking ...

The scent of wasabi wafted faintly in the air as I walked by terraces filled with the distinctive plants in Japan’s Izu Peninsula. The cool, shady mountain slopes were ideal for hiking, and abundant ...

Wasabi grown on shelves in a shipping container and in the Yokohama area to boot? And delivered straight to sushi chefs working nearby? Not likely, purists might shout, thinking that Japanese ...

MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--How about some wasabi in your tea? Better yet, how about tea made straight from the leaves of the spicy Japanese horseradish? Shocking as it may seem, even here in ...