Rice

Despite the very difficult conditions for farming rice is very important to the Japanese economy. Rice needs particular conditions to grow, the seeds are cultivated under plastic greenhouses until they are seedlings. They are then planted with roots covered by 10cm of water, then substantial engineering woks required to provide the irrigation and drainage systems needed for the paddy fields. The rice matures in autmn and is golden-brown before harvested. It is grown throughout Japan but mostly in the south.

Pictures: Rice fields in Japan