2020-04

bamboo

Have you ever eaten bamboo?

Japanese people eat bamboo (TAKENOKO). We can buy TAKENOKO at stores in spring. TAKENOKO is not harvested in agricultural fields, but is from bamboo forest.
cotton

Cotton: material for mask

Disposable masks made from polypropylene was common in Japan before outbreak corona-virus, but it is difficult to buy it now. People start to use cotton masks now.
rice

Major rice variety KOSHIHIKARI

Many rice varieties are released in Japan. And we can buy various kind of rice at a supermarket. KOSHIHIKARI is the most popular rice variety, it is grown 35% of total rice area in Japan.
rice

Rice varieties

There are lots of rice varieties in Japan. 971 varieties have been registered since 1981. And 481 varieties are now on the list.
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