Hunting for Wild Mushrooms in Japan

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Went foraging for wild mushrooms recently in the wilds beyond the Toyosawa dam on the outskirts of Hanamaki, Iwate. I've been foraging with Haruo-san for more than 12 years now. I'm still skittish about mushrooms as so many are poisonous and it's so easy to make a mistake, but I love being out hiking and foraging - though the spring wild greens are more my speed.
We say "bori" a lot in this video, which is local slang. They are more commonly called naratake, or honey mushrooms in English.
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@KyushuTrail 3 года назад

I love how excited he was about the nameko! Looks fun!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

It's always great fun to go foraging with Haruo-san!

@timothymitchell8310 3 года назад

What is nameko in English or is it Japan specific?

@naosoupopularrr 3 года назад

6:17 he is so happy about nameko chan hahahahahahaha

@sabrinawanderer7560 3 года назад

Your old friend's enthusiasm is contagious, even I am also is getting super excited😅

@prancingppony 3 года назад

Haru-san is awesome!

@fabr1cated 3 года назад

he's a qt

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

He sure is!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Yes, yes he is!

@TheKhalzone 3 года назад

I love how excited he got when you showed him the mushrooms you found. They definitely are good with sake.

@m3radan 3 года назад

Super interesting! it's great to have someone really passionate teach about what they love, and apparently he loves nameko lol

@nowgaku 3 года назад

It's like a heaven for me in many ways .

@naosoupopularrr 3 года назад

I want a mountain teacher too! hahaha

@KyushuTrail 3 года назад

Não é minha culpa que não sou popular Same! Haha

@smisaki.9870 3 года назад

enjoyed this video!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Very glad to hear that!

@catbarnard2833 3 года назад

Awww I would have loved to see what you cooked up with them!

@anfbiagent6895 3 года назад

God This Guy Is So Underrated His Videos Are Really High Quality He Also Probably Worked Hard To Make These Wonderful Videos

@tammi6771 3 года назад

Love how excited he got over the nameko. It looks so fun and peaceful to forage. So beautiful as well

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

He is just adorable. And really knowledgeable!

@Grahamcracker6366 3 года назад

I dislike mushrooms, but I enjoyed this educational video.

@EricNeuls 3 года назад

Hah looked like such fun! Can't say id ever be confident in picking wild mushrooms but this was awesome!

@HappyBerryCrochet 3 года назад

What a harvest! I loved how excited your guide was over the Nameko. Great with Sake lol love that! I'm curious to try them now. I think foraging is so rewarding, but like you I'd be so nervous about mushrooms. They're so beautiful though and potentially very tasty!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Haruo-san really is great! I think it's a lot of fun to go mushroom hunting even if you're not bringing any home. As you said, they are so beautiful!

@kuroibuta Год назад

I live in Japan. Nameko are quite cheap. My wife cooks with miso soup. Very good!

@elflass5544 3 года назад

Lovely footage and so much information! Nice memories for me since my grandfather used to pick wild mushrooms. Haru-san was so cute in his excitement about the mushrooms you found, and hearing his bear bell from afar as you roved around the area made for an interesting mood. Cool to see so kinds of mushrooms -- great video!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Thanks!

@ArchAngel149 3 года назад

Would love to see a short video on how the mushrooms were cooked and enjoyed!

@sethusk 3 года назад

This looks like a fun trip. I would be too unsure to ever do this on my own. Nice to have Haruo-san around.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I would never feel confident to pick mushrooms without him or some other local expert!

@blahblahblack 3 года назад

I had forgotten how awesome Harusan is! He just gets so excited about being out foraging!

@rosscalhoun3389 3 года назад

The best part of this video is just how excited the guide is about the Nameko.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Agreed

@dodoalasal1927 3 года назад

Watching this was so relaxing!

@alexstrolls801 3 года назад

Nameko, sugoi! Those mushrooms must be really delicious!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

They are!

@monktondown 3 года назад

I am loving your videos. I am so glad Sharla recommended your channel ✨

@itofernando1379 Год назад

That bright orange masutake is called Chicken of the Wood. And the "coral mushroom" is also edible actually. It is consumed in China

@SkellyMC 3 года назад

Ramaria flava is one my favorite mushroom

@tankeryy1566 3 года назад

hopefully this channels gets 1m subs or more soon. this is what you call *content*

@sarthakkrishna1737 3 года назад

Dulcet setting with the mello music makes for such a serene atmosphere, makes you feel like one with nature! Here from Abroad in Japan! Subbed!

@zarendia 3 года назад

This video is my favorite of all videos on RU-vid ! 🍄 I’ve watched it so many times lol do more foraging please.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I will definitely do more foraging videos when the season comes around again!

@kostadinb 3 года назад

Quinlan if we don't hear from You at least we know it was a mushroom haha

@smartmouthredhead8392 3 года назад

Life advice: Find you someone who is as excited and runs to you the way Haruo-san ran to those nameko :D

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Yes! If only! ;)

@stephenbernardo7288 3 года назад

Mushrooms are favourite! I can't wait to explore more of Tohoku!

@XSemperIdem5 3 года назад

That intro was so wholesome with him getting so excited about his find.

@Hinaatje 3 года назад

Man i wanna eat the murasaki colored ones. Great video bro!

@kammymarie13 3 года назад

How fun! I’ve been studying herbalism for almost a decade and once I feel I’ve mastered that then I’m going to start studying mycology 😌 Honestly I’ve been putting it off because I’ve heard how easy it is to mis-identify mushrooms! I need to find my own Yama Sensei 😂

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I highly recommend finding one! ;)

@markames3688 3 года назад

15 seconds is all it took for me to hit the Subscribe button. ETA: This made me think of Mushishi both the animated series and the live action.

@SidCasagrande 3 года назад

That's awesome, hope they were a treat!

@NiaMariaePlays 3 года назад

This video is the perfect length to watch between class breaks. Nice and zen for my graphic design class now.

@atomicphilosopher6143 Год назад

Ok I actually cried because of that man's reaction to you finding nameko. I'm so happy.

@GoNorthJapan Год назад

Haruo-san is great!

@atomicphilosopher6143 Год назад

@@GoNorthJapan - Oh, cool! You notice comments! If you wouldn't mind another reply, does he take people out hunting for a living or something? Because I haven't been quite that far north, but if he does, I'd definitely consider going up there next time I get a vacation (I live in Tokyo so it's a bit of a trip)?

@sash4864 3 года назад

great video again :)

@minusforty4323 3 года назад

Man foraging and hiking, what a beautiful combination!

@MissRoseyCheeky 3 года назад

You are one of my favourite content creators. Always such interesting videos and so much knowledge is shared. Appreciate all the thought that goes into your videos. This was a great one.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Thanks!! Glad you liked this one! Haruo-san is great.

@riverraven4014 3 года назад

He got so excited about the mushrooms you found they must taste super good

@pumpjackmcgee4267 Месяц назад

Kinda wild that the poisonous and non-poisonous ones can grow in such close proximity. you would think they would somewhat influence each other in development.

@moze_R 3 года назад

すごい！💜

@scheimaa172 3 года назад

Thanks for this fun and interesting video. I was really surprised when you said that the purpul ones are safe to eat.

@Nynke_K 3 года назад

5:10 ooh! Chicken of the woods! We have those in my local forest too, in Europe! Apparently some people are allergic to them and for that reason, we're not allowed to pick them here, unfortunately. They were really pretty a month ago, though!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

That's a really funny name. Love it! They are definitely pretty!

@dickwintered 3 года назад

You're such an underrated channel. I love your content and videos! Keep up the amazing work.

@chupoposama 3 года назад

Another great video. Living in the tropics with hot and humid weather all year round, we get plenty of mushrooms but I think most are not edible!

@valwillham8602 3 года назад

would love to see a video about how you cook/prepare all the plants you forage 👀

@kiwiyamabushi 3 года назад

We eat Mizu during Yamabushi training in August, if we can find it :) not sure if I’m allowed to say that :)

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I won't tell them you said it if you don't! ;)

@kiwiyamabushi 3 года назад

@@GoNorthJapan yeah! Haha. You can find it easily on the side of one of the paths we use. Plus I think it’s in season at that time. Makes you feel like a kid when you eat it, it’s like little drops of candy

@WhoaNellyJake 3 года назад

LMAO he was so pumped for the nameko ahahahha

@KeithTKO 3 года назад

Good thing you had a guide, people die from eating wrong kinds every year. And not just mushrooms Japanese eat lots of wild vegetation and some poisonous ones look just like edible ones.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Yes, very true!

@kailashks901 3 года назад

Now I know which ones not to eat and get hospitalised. Thanks Quinlan.

@lialius114 3 года назад

wow, the nature looks amazing. I live in Lithuania and mushroom picking is a big thing here, but somehow i have only went once when i was little, i should try go mushroom picking next year maybe.

@NerdyComma 3 года назад

Omg many mushrooms looked so similar 😅😂

@blankautumn 3 года назад

Showed this video to my bf who loved wild mushroom “hunting” too. Yea, he says he usually will avoid “bori” too, like you said, can be mixed up with other poisonous mushrooms. Great video as usual!

@rachelsaelid6081 3 года назад

Nice. I need to go looking for chanterelles.

@MiguelGonzalez-hi5nq 3 года назад

I am so glad I found this channel. Beautiful video, educative content, and fun to watch! Keep up the good work sir!

@snotrohmitabc123 3 года назад

Loved it!!!

@magdamanduhai1869 2 года назад

We use to hunt wild mushrooms every rainy season. All with rings are poisonous. They do not have the green mushrooms which can be eaten raw.

@ReadySetJapan 3 года назад

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Maybe one day we will run into each other in the mountains haha

@mart3j 3 года назад

If I can recommend, for transporting bigger amount of mushrooms is bit better to use so called wicker box - www.bydleninavesnici.cz/fotky85199/fotos/_vyr_215_IMG-20191012-WA0005.jpg or something similar. It takes more place than plastic bags but mushrooms can stay longer fresh without risk of steaming (due to not changing air in plastic bags). It's kind of popular thing in Central and Eastern Europe.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Great idea, thanks! I'll look into getting one!

@rachelbrown7198 3 года назад

Hi! Is Haru San a local guide? If so do you have the details for him to book? He was so cute seeing all those nameko lol.

@HoshiHikari 3 года назад

I’m also interested!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I'm actually in the process of setting up guided tours with him for foraging. The schedule is a bit tricky because he works full time at a local Hot Springs Ryokan, but he's interested and willing. If you are seriously interested, send me an email through the channel or a direct message through Instagram and we can see if we can work out a date that works with his work schedule.

@prancingppony 3 года назад

Wow, one day tell us what it was like being poisoned 😳 must have sucked!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

It was really surreal, and not in a good way. Wild night and then it went sideways to the hospital... someone from the health department even interviewed us the next morning and it was in a local paper, lol

@prancingppony 3 года назад

@@GoNorthJapan wow! Crazy what plants and fungi can do to us

@XSemperIdem5 3 года назад

@@GoNorthJapan that right there is why I would never trust myself to pick mushrooms. 😬 But glad you're okay.

@majesticunicorn1242 3 года назад

This is really interesting! I'd love to see how you cooked them all too!

@slipperyfish5634 2 года назад

havent been mushroom foraging since moving to Tokyo 4 years ago

@etherdog 3 года назад

Quinlan, in the states the etiquette for mushroom hunters is to use meshe bags for collection so the spores from the mushrooms can repopulate in the wild environs in which you are harvesting. This and your wasabi video are two of my favorites!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

That sounds like a really good idea. I'll try to pick one up for next time and see if I can convert Haruo-san.

@Therian13 2 года назад

Those rings keep making me worried. Where I grew up, the poisonous mushrooms there have that ring around them. I live in Japan now, so I will have to learn to fight against my impulse.

@GoNorthJapan 2 года назад

Yeah- I don't know of any really basic rules of thumb for mushrooms here in Japan. You just need to be really good at recognizing all the characteristics of a few edible ones and assume anything you can't confidently identify is poisonous.

@laurasalisbury9637 3 года назад

What a cool experience! Reminds me of hunting morel mushrooms in Nebraska with my dad. It's videos like these that show the Japanese culture best, I think. The love of nature, people and good food :3

@Epscillion 3 года назад

Mushroom ASMR 8:31

@timothymitchell8310 3 года назад

Thank you! i am new to mushroom foraging and have found a lot but i don't know what they are so i look amd marvel over all the different types. I'm subscribing and if you have a FB page i will be looking for it.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Don't have a FB page just yet, working on making a website actually!

@maciejpiotrdugosz5847 3 года назад

Fantastic video and great harvest! In my country foraging forests for mushrooms is almost ,,national sport" :D I have to give you an advice tho. Next time use woven baskets not plastic bag for 2 reasons. 1) spores will be able to fall to ground and new mushrooms may sprout 2) health important -> it allows mushrooms to breath and you avoid liquefaction inside which breeds bacteria

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Very good points! I'll see about a wicker basket or mesh bag next time!

@diegoojedallerandi4933 3 года назад

Awesome video! I read on Wikipedia about the ツキヨタケ that a sort of "青白 hallucination" may occur as one of the syntoms and wondered if you experienced anything like that. Cheers from Mexico :)

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Yes... I did experience something that fits this description. I also vomited. A lot.

@diegoojedallerandi4933 3 года назад

@@GoNorthJapan Ohhh, I'm sorry you had to recall it haha, thank you!

@Just1Nora 3 года назад

I LOVE mushrooms; they are beautiful, they are so vital to the ecosystem, the edible ones are good for you, and they taste so good! When you found the nameko they looked so good even though I've never eaten them before, lol...I loved how excited your sensei got too. Next time you go bring some paper (white and black) and plastic containers for covers and make some spore prints from a few of the different mushrooms! You just remove the stems from dry mushrooms and gently place the caps down on a sheet of paper, and you can put a number of them on the same paper pretty close together, then cover with the container so no airflow disturbs the process, and leave it for a few hours. When you come back the mushrooms should have deposited spores on the paper in patterns that match the little ruffles on the underside of the caps in various colors. Black paper works better for lighter color mushrooms. Then just let the paper dry and you have a beautiful and scientific collection of mushroom spores! What a fun trip, but mushroom identification is difficult and one wrong mushroom and you could be dead, as you very well know...

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

That sounds like serious fun! I will try to do just that next year. I'll have to google around a bit and maybe watch some videos on how to do it properly. I really like your idea! Then I could also pick some poisonous ones for prints as well!

@tailstraveladventures79 3 года назад

Very beautiful footage! So interesting 🤔 I’ve never seen mushrooms like that before 👍🏻 The ones you took to cook\eat ... how long does it take for them to grow?

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I'm actually not sure how long it takes them to grow. I would guess a couple weeks, but that's just a guess. I don't go foraging this deep very often so I can't compare their size over time.

@aoifecochrane5465 3 года назад

This is so cool! I just found your channel because I'm moving to that part of the world. It's exciting to see that I can keep up with my naturalist hobbies while away from the US! Something you might find interesting is that in some of your frames there is Japanese barberry ( Berberis thunbergii) which is super invasive in the US but obviously is native to Japan! So cool!

@tsuyumi 3 года назад

The woods look so wild and healthy. ♡ But the best thing was to see your guide being sooo happy and motivated! I don't eat mushrooms (just don't like the taste and texture) but I like the look of them. I just wonder if it's okay to carry them in plastic bags? I thought usually you take something like a wicker basket when you go mushroom picking.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I think for a short period of time a plastic bag is ok, but yeah - not ideal.

@OliveTree1318 3 года назад

This was wonderful, thank you! I'm planning a trip to Japan in '22 and love mushrooms so much! Can you recommend any mushroom/foraging excursion in Japan? (I'm hoping my Japanese will be acceptable by then)

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I don't know of any places that offer them officially but if you are coming in '22 to Iwate I could maybe connect you with someone that I know! Just hit me up nearer to then!

@OliveTree1318 3 года назад

Thank you very much! I will make a note in my calendar! 😁

@darkwolfe4999 3 года назад

Mushrooms are so photogenic, one of my favorite parts of forest floors and walking through forests. I've never been a fan of the mushrooms we got on pizza and in soups in america, but I've always wanted to try local mushrooms and having them cooked to be...not slimey lol

@fqras 3 года назад

🙂

@audreysantos9921 2 года назад

I’m a mushroom forager, and sure that you have translated I correctly most of the mushrooms. The orange polypore mushroom is not a matsutake. The purple mushroom is not a wood blewit but a purple deceiver. Be careful… you might end up in the hospital again.

@GoNorthJapan 2 года назад

I said Masutake not Matsutake! They are very different! And a purple deceiver sounds scary! TBH I don't eat them anymore, I just go foraging with Haruo-san, as I enjoy the activity itself.

@jollylittlefox7449 3 года назад

Wow! This is so cool! This trip seemed worth it alone for the chicken of the woods you guys found (I'm sorry I already forgot the Japanese name). I love those so much, I bet they would make really yummy vegetarian karaage! I live in Southern California, so we don't get much in the way of edible wild mushrooms. Some years if we are lucky enough to have a lot of rain, some oyster mushrooms pop up nearby. Chanterelles too, but they are tough to find unless you know just where to look.

@ginaC53 Год назад

I was wondering, is it OK to pick all the mushrooms from a site like that? I'm sure Haru san knows what he's doing, though.

@pjv9361 3 года назад

With mushrooms the general rule is - white ring bad!!!

@thatfoxielife3055 3 года назад

Me: Purple mushrooms? You definitely don- um, never mind, you eat the purple ones. Yeah, I have much to learn with foraging. 😅

@XSemperIdem5 3 года назад

That was my reaction too. I was like ah yes, bright color to indicate-- oh, I guess not. I'm better with animals than plants or mushrooms 😅

@laurao2667 3 года назад

I’d love to go foraging for mushrooms but the ones that grow nearby look dodgy as hell. And the ones that are too pretty just look like they’re waiting to poison me.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Yeah, you gotta be careful.

@Ascalafo 3 года назад

You can't end the video there! desdcribe what they taste like. pleasee

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Hahaha, I'll try for that next time, sorry!

@jasmineamorgan 3 года назад

5:00 are not matsutake. They are chicken of the woods.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! Never said they were matsutake. In Japanese, those are called masutake. I know the pronunciation is similar, but it's a different word. In English - yeah, I've heard you call them chicken of the woods. Good stuff!

@SkellyMC 3 года назад

Aikawatake?

@erwinwinarno 3 года назад

And here hunting Mushroom in Bali: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bzF45_hXFjM.html

@ArchimedeanEye 2 года назад

Did your guide know anything about magic mushrooms? Now that would be a good trip!

@GoNorthJapan 2 года назад

Hahaha, I wish!

@HoshiHikari 3 года назад

Can we meet up sometime to forage? I’ve wanted to look for mushrooms and sansai inspired by your videos but I don’t know anyone who does it!

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Definitely! Email me or send a direct message through Instagram and we can try to work something out.

@geraldine1875 3 года назад

Was the word you were looking for gooey? A notch better than slimey? 😄

@MultiMeschi Год назад

Why does he have a bell? Are there any dangerous animals around?

@GoNorthJapan Год назад

Bears! Of course the bells don't necessarily make a difference, but the locals all believe in them.

@baront1057 3 года назад

In my hometown, people eat colorful mushrooms that look like something that will kill you.

@itssiddhant Год назад

5:08 are not matsutake mushrooms

@GoNorthJapan Год назад

That's why I called them masutake instead of matsutake... ;)

@benjabear4102 3 года назад

I bought a field guide for mushroom foraging in Japan but my Japanese isn't great. Do you know what the more dangerous varieties are so I can begin to study them?

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

There are so many! I think it's safer to assume that everything you see is poisonous and slowly expand the number of mushrooms that you are confident identifying that you know are safe to eat. And even the ones that are safe to eat generally need to be properly boiled or cooked before you can digest them safely.

@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis 3 года назад

Do you have any videos of the pink oysters in their native environment? information if no videos? I just want to know how and where they grow in the wild. All the information I see is about cultivation and cultivated mushrooms not wild ones.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

I'm not sure about pink oysters. Do you know what they are called in Japanese? Next autumn I'll do another video on this topic though!

@carlav.2582 3 года назад

Really interesting! Coincidentally, I just read "Entangled life" by biologist Merlin Sheldrake and its mind-blowing! It explores the hidden world of fungi in a fascinating way, maybe you'll find i interesting too.

@GoNorthJapan 3 года назад

Wow that sounds like a great read! I'll have to find a copy!