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https://web-japan.org/index_en.html Shiitake mushrooms are an essential ingredient in Japanese washoku cuisine, adding umami to dishes. They can be purchased fresh or dried. Safe, delicious, and organic, Japanese dried shiitake mushrooms are becoming increasingly popular overseas. Primarily produced in Oita Prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu, dried shiitake mushrooms are grown by seeding Japanese oak logs with mycelium, on which the mushrooms slowly grow in the forests. Since shiitake mushrooms need light to grow, the surrounding trees must be thinned regularly, which helps protect the forest ecosystem at the same time. #JapanVideoTopics #JVT #WebJapan #Japanese-agriculture #sustainable