A farmer shows dried, peeled persimmons, known as "gotgam," at a farm in Hamyang, a town in South Korea's southeast province of South Gyeongsang, on Jan. 8, 2025, before shipping them ahead of a ...

A worker prepares persimmons for drying in Hamyang County, South Gyeongsang, on Tuesday. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, dried persimmons are primarily exported to ...

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.