Japanese
Glowing Mushroom（Hikaru Kinoko）
光るキノコ
Go see "fairies" in the woods
Mycena lux-coeli, which is known as a “glowing mushroom,” can be found in costal forests of the southern part of Wakayama Prefecture. This mushroom grows in the tsuyu season (the rainy season in Japan from the beginning of June to mid July) and in autumn, emitting dreamy bright green light when evening comes. Every year in the Ugui Peninsula, in Nachi-Katsuura Town, Ugui umi to mori no shizenjyuku provides the “Glowing Mushroom Observation Tour. For your information, reservations for observation tours are required. The meeting point is the place formerly known as Ugui ferry terminal. The entrance to the terminal is usually closed, but it opens around 7pm only for the tours.
(For more information)
“Ugui umi to mori no shizenjyuku”
Information
Access
25 minutes’ walk, or 5 minutes by car, from JR Ukui Station. (The station’s name “Ukui” used to be pronounced “Ugui.”)
