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.
2020-04
bamboo 
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.