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{{Infobox farm
 | name = Daio Wasabi Farm<br />大王わさび農場
 | image = Daio wasabi farm02c.jpg
 | image_size = 300px
 | alt = 
 | caption = [[Watermill]] and river at Daiō Wasabi Farm
 | location = [[Azumino, Nagano|Azumino]]
 | state = 
 | province =  
 | prefecture = [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]
 | country = [[Japan]]
 | established = 1915
 | disestablished = 
 | owner = 
 | area = {{convert|15|ha|acre}}
 | produce = [[Japanese horseradish]]
 | status = Open to the public
}}
[[File:Horseradish Croquette.jpg|thumb|Wasabi croquette - a traditional [[Japanese cuisine|Japanese dish]]<ref>{{Citation |url=https://asianinspirations.com.au/recipes/wasabi-croquette/ |title=Wasabi Croquette - Japanese dish recipe |website=Asian Inspirations}}</ref>]]

The {{nihongo|'''Daiō Wasabi Farm'''|大王わさび農場|Daiō Wasabi Nōjō}} is a [[wasabi]] farm established in 1915<ref name="torii">{{cite web |url=http://www.torii.army.mil/archives/archives/1999/sep/17/story10.htm |title=Wasabi farm: growing tradition |accessdate=December 13, 2006 |first=Yuki |last=Yanagi |date=September 17, 1999 |publisher=Torii Online |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050109192946/http://www.torii.army.mil/archives/archives/1999/sep/17/story10.htm |archivedate=January 9, 2005 }}</ref> and located in [[Azumino, Nagano|Azumino]], [[Nagano Prefecture]] near the center of [[Honshū]], the main island of [[Japan]].<ref name="jijigaho">{{cite web|url=http://www.jijigaho.or.jp/app/0610/eng/sp04.html |title=Azumino in Nagano Prefecture |accessdate=December 13, 2006 |publisher=Jiji Gaho Sha }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is a popular tourist spot due to its [[watermills]] and the river that runs through it.<ref name="jijigaho"/>

A restaurant offers wasabi-flavoured ice cream and other wasabi-themed products.<ref name="torii"/>

Outside [[Japan]], the site is best known for its appearance in [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s 1990 film ''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' during the film's final chapter, named "Village of the Watermills".<ref name="jijigaho"/>

Daiō is one of Japan's largest wasabi farms — covering 15 [[hectares]].<ref name="jijigaho"/><ref name="time">{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/travel/2000/0717/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010526175841/http://www.time.com/time/asia/travel/2000/0717/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2001|title= Finding Rustic Charm Down on the Farm|work=[[Time Asia]]|first=Wendy|last=Kan|date=July 17, 2000|accessdate=December 13, 2006}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Daio Wasabi Farm}}
* [http://www.daiowasabi.co.jp/ Daio Wasabi Farm] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.azumino-e-tabi.net/en/contents03+index.id+2.htm "Wasabi Farm" page in official travel guide of Azumino City "Explorer Azumino!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116172709/http://www.azumino-e-tabi.net/en/contents03%20index.id%202.htm |date=November 16, 2017 }}
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Matsumoto}} (including information on Daiō Wasabi Farm)

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[[Category:Farms in Japan]]
[[Category:Watermills]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nagano Prefecture]]
[[Category:Azumino, Nagano]]


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