The Yoshii Mycology Research Institute was established by his predecessor, Tsuneto Yoshii, in Showa 43.
Tsuneto Yoshii was originally a teacher at an agricultural high school, and he had been researching shiitake mushrooms since then.
Then, instead of the conventional method of generating shiitake mushrooms by hitting seed tops (seed fungi) on logs, he succeeded in population cultivation (fungus bed cultivation) in which seed mushrooms were planted in a special culture medium such as saw scraps that come out after cutting the tree, and he was called "Dr. Shiitake" by providing technical guidance not only in Japan but also in countries around the world.
Many mushrooms sold in stores today are made from this fungus bed cultivation.
In addition, we have developed mycelium culture methods such as Reishi lucidum and cordyceps, which are recognized for their medicinal properties in Chinese medicine, and have developed and manufactured natural products such as "Shiigen" (shiitake mushrooms and reishi mushrooms) and "Cordyceps source" (cordyceps, reishi mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms) BR in order to deliver their active ingredients to everyone.
We sell supplements that allow you to take in all the active ingredients of shiitake mushrooms, reishi, cordyceps, and brown rice.
Also, I think that "fungus food" is a word that we are not usually familiar with, but in fact, it is something that is widely adopted in our daily lives.
Yogurt and cheese eat live "bacteria", and Japan's miso, soy sauce, bran pickles, natto, etc. are also foods made by the power of "bacteria".
Among them, foods made using mushroom fungi are called mushroom mycelium foods, and our research institute shortens them to "fungal food".
We are focusing on a "fungal diet" that incorporates mushroom fungi into our daily diet.