Agriculture, forestry, and fishing form the primary sector of industry of the Japanese economy together with the Japanese mining industry. Together, they account for 1.3% of gross national product; on
Fields of Chiba prefecture
Rice production in Japan is important to the food supply in Japan, with rice being a staple part of the Japanese diet. Most people in Japan see this food as a substantial part of their daily diet.
Rice paddies in Aizu, Fukushima
Rice fields in Sawara, Katori, Chiba
Peasants planting rice, by Hiroshige, c. 1847
Japanese women rice farmers taken between 1914 and 1918.