{"id":592,"date":"2026-01-14T16:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/?p=592"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T07:15:08","slug":"shiitake-kikurage-farm-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/2026\/01\/14\/shiitake-kikurage-farm-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiitake &#038; Kikurage Farm Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-594 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__25935928-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nagashima Farm has a history of more than 500 years of farming in Yokohama. Over the centuries, the farm has raised pigs and chickens, cultivated rice, vegetables, and flowers, and more recently expanded into mushroom cultivation. The mission of Nagashima Farm is to produce high-quality agricultural products while promoting sustainable farming practices.<\/p>\n<p>The farm operates its own solar power system and collaborates with researchers to explore new possibilities in agriculture. Visitors can learn about Shiitake and Kikurage cultivation in a sustainable setting, tour the farm and mushroom house, and enjoy dishes featuring fresh Shiitake mushrooms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-595 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/278549273_1189757191794654_1448182120807053147_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The type of mushroom that the farm can offer vary depending of the season as following:<br \/>\n\u30fbShiitake : late October to early May<br \/>\n\u30fbKikurage (wood ear Mushroom) : early May to early October<br \/>\n(The timing may shift due to recent temperature changes and weather conditions)<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the farm tour with expert guidance, following arrangement are possible upon request:<br \/>\n\u30fbMushroom picking<br \/>\n\u30fbMushroom BBQ (grilling and eating the mushrooms you harvest)<br \/>\n\u30fbOnigiri-making experience<\/p>\n<p>Please feel free to consult with us at any time if you are interested.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-600 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/S__13304392-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>[Number Of People Accepted]<br \/>\n<\/strong>farm tour \u2013 Up to 40 people<br \/>\nMushroom BBQ \u2013 Up to 20 people<\/p>\n<p><strong>[Inquiry]<br \/>\n<\/strong>Yokohama City Visitors Bureau\u00a0 TEL : 045-221-2111 \/ MAIL : inbound@ycvb.or.jp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nagashima Farm has a history of more than 500 years of farming i...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37,21],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":602,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592\/revisions\/602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yokohamajapan.com\/authentic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}