Autumn. Temperatures drop, and tree leaves become yellow and red. It’s wasp harvesting time.
Every year, at the end of October/beginning of November, wasp hunters compete at open championships. Several villages and towns in southeast Gifu prefecture and Aichi prefecture organize such open championships. Whoever has raised most larvae and pupae (measured by weighing the combs) is crowned champion.
Read more about the festivals here.
Every year, at the end of October/beginning of November, wasp hunters compete at open championships. Several villages and towns in southeast Gifu prefecture and Aichi prefecture organize such open championships. Whoever has raised most larvae and pupae (measured by weighing the combs) is crowned champion.
Read more about the festivals here.
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