page_title: Dioscorea japonica
hierarchical_section_title: Dioscorea japonica
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 麦とろご飯
context_page_description: Dioscorea japonica, known as East Asian mountain yam, yamaimo, or Japanese mountain yam, is a type of yam native to Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Assam.
  Dioscorea japonica is used for food. Jinenjo, also called the wild yam, is a related variety of Japanese yam that is used as an ingredient in soba noodles.
context_section_description: Dioscorea japonica, known as East Asian mountain yam, yamaimo, or Japanese mountain yam, is a type of yam (Dioscorea) native to Japan (including Ryukyu and Bonin Islands), Korea, China, Taiwan, and Assam.
  Dioscorea japonica is used for food.  Jinenjo, also called the wild yam, is a related variety of Japanese yam that is used as an ingredient in soba noodles.
caption: Mugitoro Gohan
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