Okazaki warns people about poisonous mushrooms in parks

Okazaki, a city in Aichi Prefecture^*1 in central Japan, is asking people not to touch mushrooms in its parks. The city's park office updated this warning on September 25, 2026.

Poisonous^*2 mushrooms sometimes grow in the parks. Some of them look like mushrooms that people can eat. Others can make your skin red and sore if you only touch them.

The park office says people should not touch or eat any mushroom that they do not know. Parents should watch their children all the time and keep them away from mushrooms.

Anyone who feels sick after eating or touching a mushroom should see a doctor right away.

The city also asks people to call the park office at 0564-23-6093 when they find mushrooms in a park.

1. *1 Prefecture: One of the 47 large areas that Japan is divided into
2. *2 Poisonous: Able to make you very sick if you eat or touch it