If You Are In Japan,

in Wakayama prefecture to be exact,

you will be looking at these, it’s peak persimmon drying season in Japan right now, and for Wakayama prefecture, a major producer of persimmons, that means that roughly 70 farmers throughout the town of Katsuragi transform their farms, by hanging the  persimmons out to dry, 

 the reason early November is peak persimmon drying season is because dried persimmons (hoshigaki) are a traditional food, 

that plays a central role in kagamimochi, a New Year’s decoration found in households across Japan. photos by Hirobumi Kakidaira courtesy Sankei Photo.