Our Strengths

Our Technology to Develop Mushroom Varieties

Development of various mushroom varieties
A total of 37 varieties have been registered in Japan and overseas, including 5 varieties registered overseas.
One new variety is pending for registration in Japan, and 18 varieties pending overseas.

きのこ品種の開発技術

Date of Registration Name of Variety
1987 HOKKEN N150
1988 HOKKEN 600
1990 HOKKEN 62, HOKKEN 601 (Also registered as a U.S. patent)
1992 HOKKEN N151, HOKKEN N152, HOKKEN N153
1995 HOKKEN H80, HOKKEN 68, HOKKEN 603, HOKKEN 800
1996 HOKKEN N155
1998 HOKKEN N156, HS806
1999 HS606, HS802
2001 HS70, HS71
2002 HS607 (Also registered as a U.S. patent)
2003 HS72, HS608
2006 HS73
2007 HS807
2009 HS702, HS705
2010 HS701
2015 HS715
2018 HOKKEN ST727
2021 HS788
2022 CA901, CA902
2023 HS911 (Also registered as a U.S. patent) , H221PE, H221FV
2024 HS903, HS905, H222HM

Our Technology to Stabilize Spawn Performance

Our Technology to Stabilize Spawn Performance

Our Technology to Stabilize Spawn Performance

In 1988, we developed “Hokken No.600” as the world’s first shiitake mushroom variety for mushroom beds

Mushroom spawns mutate as they expand and are unable to maintain their original performance.
Our technology to stabilize spawn performance has enabled numerous mushroom growers to still use our products for more than 30 years.

Our Cultivation Technology as the Foundation for Stable Production

We have obtained numerous patents and utility models related to mushroom cultivation technology,
which have contributed to stable production in the field.

  • Half - top surface cultivation

    Half - top surface cultivation
  • Top surface cultivation

    Top surface cultivation
Filing year Patent and utility model names
1988 Mushroom bed hanging cultivation method
1995 Shiitake mushroom bed cultivation method and the device for implementing this method
1996 Rack for shiitake mushroom bed cultivation
Container for shiitake mushroom bed cultivation
1997 Shiitake mushroom bed cultivation method
Shiitake mushroom bed fruiting method
Shiitake mushroom bed fruiting method
1998 Injection needle for mushroom bed and its injection device
1999 Sprinkler management-based shiitake mushroom bed cultivation method and its device
Fruiting tank for shiitake mushroom bed
2000 Steam sterilization device for mushroom cultivation medium
2003 Fruiting method for shiitake mushroom bed and the fruiting tank used for it
2004 Shiitake mushroom bed cultivation method and container
Shiitake mushroom bed cultivation method
Method and device for capturing flying pests in mushroom cultivation
Cultivation management method for top-surface fruiting of shiitake mushroom bed
Mushroom bed cultivation method and device for implementing the method
Method for producing β-glucan from shiitake mushroom fruiting bodies
Mushroom cultivation medium and its manufacturing device
2006 Cultivation method for Hatakeshimeji mushrooms
High-temperature damage prevention cultivation method for mushroom beds
Shiitake mushroom bed growth method
Shiitake mushroom bed cultivation method
2007 Mushroom cultivation method for weakening or exterminating pests in mushroom cultivation
Mushroom germination induction cultivation method and its device
2008 Cutting device for mushroom bed storage bags
Method for producing mycorrhizal fungus-infected young seedling of Japanese red pine
2009 Hot water processing method for mushroom bed material
Burner device for atmospheric pressure sterilization for mushroom beds
Germination induced cultivation method for fruiting bodies
2010 Label peeling device
Device to remove foreign bodies
2011 Virus-free method of shiitake mushroom mycelium
High-pressure mist cultivation method for shiitake mushrooms
2013 Device for increasing the number of beds on the mushroom bed rack
2014 Methods for cultivating shiitake mushroom bed
2015 Shiitake with high lentinan content
2016 High-temperature, high-pressure sterilization tool for mushroom cultivation medium
Mushroom cultivation method using stretchable film
2017 Container-based mushroom cultivation device
Shiitake mushroom fruiting method
2018 Mushroom cultivation medium and mushroom cultivation method using the medium
Mushroom cultivation method using stretchable film
Mushroom cultivation method using stretchable film
2019 Mushroom cultivation method
2022 Shiitake mushroom cultivation equipment and its harvesting method
Shiitake mushroom container cultivation method

Advantages of Top-surface Cultivation

❶Reduced and balance harvesting effort

  • • Harvesting is easier because fruiting occurs from the top surface
  • • Harvesting effort is not concentrated on the first flush as the crop is dispersed
  • • Harvesting work is reduced because there is no need to water the mushrooms

❷Larger size and high quality shiitake mushrooms

  • • Fewer buds result in larger shiitake mushrooms

❸Reduce drying of mushroom beds

  • • The water management becomes easier because the mushroom beds are submerged in water except for the top surface.

❹Increase mushroom beds capacity in the greenhouse

  • • Each bed can be placed without gaps between them, increasing storage efficiency.
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