Alishan’s towering Taiwan red cypress trees aren’t the only treasure hidden in these scenic southern Taiwan mountains.

Masahiro Hoshina, a Japanese farmer, starts worrying about typhoon season months before it begins, haunted by memories of the heavy rains and landslides that washed away wasabi farms during one ...

The tea’s wasabi leaves are provided by Daio Wasabi Farm in Azumino, also in the prefecture. Though about 60 kilograms of leaves can be collected each day during harvest season, it is said that ...