Tochigi’s Strawberries: Red Jewels for the Crown of Japanese Agriculture

Numao Hiroaki talks in front of some of his greenhouses overlooked by Mount Nyohō.

A couple from Ibaraki Prefecture sample the fruit at Nikko Strawberry Park. On a busy day, more than 1,000 people visit the farm.

Tochiotome strawberries.

Fruit desserts and salad featuring strawberries at the Shinjuku Takano fruit shop in Tokyo.

Tochiotome (left) and Benihoppe (center) on display at the Takano fruit store in Tokyo

The celebrated Takano strawberry parfait.