Generally speaking, the cultivation methods of wasabi are categorized into mizuwasabi (water-grown wasabi) (sawa wasabi), which is cultivated in water, and hatawasabi (farm-grown wasabi) (rikuwasabi), which is cultivated in the field.
栽培の方法は大別して、水の中で育てる水ワサビ（沢ワサビ）と、畑で育てる畑ワサビ（陸ワサビ）がある。