Japanese rice farming documentary: From koshihikari seedlings to white rice processing

Japanese rice farming is built on precision, timing and advanced agricultural technology. In this farming documentary, we follow how Japanese farmers grow premium rice from Koshihikari seedlings to carefully managed paddy fields, machine transplanting, water control, drone monitoring and harvest season.

The journey begins with selected seeds, nursery trays and greenhouse-grown seedlings before they are transplanted into flooded fields with exact spacing. As the rice matures, farmers manage water levels, nutrients, weeds and pests to protect grain quality. When the fields turn golden, modern combine harvesters cut, thresh and collect the rice efficiently, even in Japan’s smaller farming plots.