The Hokto Kinoko Company was established in July 2006 to build a state-of-the-art specialty mushroom facility in San Marcos, California. With a production capacity of 6 million pounds, our cultivation center employs patented growing technologies to produce the finest, healthful King Trumpet (Eyringii), Maitake (Hen of the Woods), Brown Beech (Bunashimeji) and White Beech (Bunapi®) mushrooms. By growing mushrooms close to market, we can ensure fresh delivery and a smaller carbon footprint.

The Hokto Kinoko Company is a subsidiary of Hokuto Corporation, Japan’s largest specialty mushroom grower, founded in 1964. Hokuto Corporation currently operates over 28 kinoko (mushroom) centers across the world. The Japanese domestic market for mushrooms is currently worth approximately ¥ 300 billion, and demand continues to grow.

Hokuto’s many innovations are a product of its Mushroom General Research Institute, which is dedicated to industry-leading cultivation techniques. With complete control over culture technology and production management, Hokto Kinoko mushrooms are produced in the cleanest possible environment, and deliver unparalleled consistency, and most importantly, a superior taste experience.