You can often find dried persimmons year-round in bags of dried fruit. These can be nibbled on for a grab-and-go snack. For a ripe, fully softened Hachiya, Moon suggests cutting it in half ...

More and more families are transitioning from store-bought foods to self-sufficient, sustainable home and community-based ...

The traditional production of dried persimmons, or myotangaki, is now at its peak in Nanbu Town, Aomori Prefecture. Residents gather to peel astringent persimmons and hang them on strings.