senior curator at the Department of Botany of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, said matsutake mushroom numbers are dropping sharply due to “healthy pine forests shrinking ...

The Japanese Matsutake mushrooms, belonging to the Tricholoma genus and scientifically known as Armillaria ponderosa, are a true culinary treasure. While they don't reach the astronomical prices ...

An autumnal delight that used to attract tourists to Fukushima Prefecture still grows in the region’s mountains and forests ... old who used to head a matsutake mushroom harvesting association ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--It's no trifle matter for mushroom lovers in Japan, as the Forestry and Forest Products Research ... valued for its odor just like matsutake mushrooms.

An curved arrow pointing right. Matsutake mushrooms harvested in Japan can cost over $500 per kilogram. Mushroom foragers like Gihei Fujiwara search for matsutake once a year around early fall.