By YASUYUKI AOKI/ Staff Writer
October 12, 2023 at 14:41 JST
The first shipment of “matsutake” mushrooms was auctioned off at 930,000 yen in Tanba-Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 11. (Yasuyuki Aoki)
TANBA-SASAYAMA, Hyogo Prefecture--The year’s first auction of local “matsutake” mushrooms was held here on Oct. 11, with just three mushrooms, weighing 198 grams in total, fetching 930,000 yen ($6,235) from the historic Kinmata “ryokan” inn. [Read More]
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