Half of the land of Daikonshima is made up of fields, and 20 hectares are dedicated to the production of ginseng. As this plant is not favourable to repeated cultivation in the same soil, growing the ginseng that can only be cultivated after 6 years of growth is considerably difficult. Growing ginseng here in Matsue began as a governmental project over 200 years ago, a practice which almost vanished nationwide by the Meiji Era, despite its prior widespread cultivation.
The shop inside Yuushien Garden carries a variety of ginseng related items, such as tea and ice cream with ginseng extract, and even cosmetics. You can also try some ginseng tempura dishes in the tea-room and restaurants.
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