Abstract
In this paper we categorized the ages of macroscopic and microscopic rice remains, e. g., fruit, stems, pollen grains and plant opal; stone and wood artifacts used for rice cultivation; and paddy fields and other facilities related to production. Then the history of rice cultivation and the relationship of culture and rice, from the Latest Jomon to the Early Yayoi periods in Japan. Significantly plant opal analysis of pottery composition was found to be an effective method for dating the rice cultivation in prehistory.
