UMAJI, Japan -- On a two-lane asphalt road curving up into the mountains of Shikoku, Japan's most hilly and least-touristed island, there is an unusual form of roadkill -- smashed and splattered bits of bright-yellow fruit, exuding the luscious fragrance that has made yuzu, an exotic citrus fruit, one of Japan's most widely admired gourmet ingredients.
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Fruits of success litter Shikoku's 'Yuzu Road'
Growing global popularity of aromatic Japanese citrus boosts local producers -- and tourism
Kochi prefecture, on the mountainous island of Shikoku, accounts for over half of Japan's annual production of yuzu. (All photos by John Krich)
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