Aoki Konyo is a scholar of both Confucianism and rangaku but he is also known as the Potato God of Edo for saving countless Japanese from a rice famine (and the Shogunate from riots) He brought satsumaimo, up brilliant in their many colors from the tropical south, and the rest is history. If you want to save the day it's not a nightshade you need but a morning glory. . . #japan #japantravels #kyoto #日本 #京都 #arashiyamabambooforest #arashiyama #sweetpotato #streetfood #japanesestreetfood #bamboo #teahouse #travel #solotraveling #womenwhotravel #solotravel #explorepage #explore #exploreeverything #travelphotography (at Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Kyoto, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B537pY4pBP_/?igshid=1k79iar07uctm