Cantharellus anzutake, also known as Japanese golden chanterelle, is a fungus native to Japan and Korea.
[1] The pileus (cap) of C. anzutake is 10–40 millimetres (1⁄2–1+1⁄2 in) wide, and yellow, sometimes with a darker center.
The color of these ridges is usually similar to the cap, becoming whitish to pale cream near the stipe (stem).
[2] Native to Japan and Korea,[2] C. anzutake forms a mycorrhizal association with Pinus densiflora, Carpinus laxiflora, and Quercus mongolica.
Scientists have described a method of obtaining a pure C. anzutake culture from mycorrhizae and reported repeated fruiting of potted pine seedlings inoculated with the culture, potentially making cultivation feasible.