In the Amakusa region of Kumamoto prefecture, three rare spring matsutake mushrooms called "spring matsutake mushrooms" were put up for auction at the local market and sold at a high price of over 150,000 yen.
Matsutake is considered to be the taste of autumn, but in the Amakusa region of Kumamoto prefecture, there is something that can be harvested at this time, and it is prized as "spring matsutake". Only two were in stock.
Three of the "Spring Matsutake" arrived on the 5th, and when they were put up for auction, they were auctioned off in just 20 seconds, and the high price of 155,000 yen was reached for the three.
According to market participants, it is about 10 times more expensive than autumn matsutake mushrooms.
The largest one weighed 95 grams and the other two weighed 60 grams in total.
The winning bidder was a man who runs a convenience store in Amakusa City and plans to sell it at the store.
Mr. Chihide Hama, who made a successful bid, said, "Because there is" fortune "in the first matsutake mushroom, I bid off at a congratulatory price. ..