Editing Honshu (section)

==Economy==

Honshu island generates around [[US$]]3.5 trillion or more than 80% of Japan's [[GDP]].<ref>[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Gross Domestic Product, Large regions TL2], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 30 August 2022.</ref>

===Agriculture===
Fruit, vegetables, grains, rice and cotton make up the main produce grown in Honshu.<ref name="Hoshu" /> The [[Tōhoku region]], spanning the north-eastern part of the island, is notable for its rice production, with 65% of cultivated land being rice paddy fields – almost a quarter of all paddy fields in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regions of Japan|url=https://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/02RegionsofJap.pdf|access-date=22 October 2021|website=Web Japan}}</ref> [[Chiba Prefecture]] is famous for its peanuts, also being the largest producer in Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peanuts |url=https://japan-brand.jnto.go.jp/foods/other_food/44/ |access-date=22 October 2021 |website=japan-brand.jnto.go.jp}}</ref> Rare species of the lichen genus [[Menegazzia caviisidia|Menegazzia]] are found only in Honshu.<ref name="BJERKE2004">{{cite journal|vauthors=Bjerke JW|year=2004|title=Revision of the lichen genus Menegazzia in Japan, including two new species|journal=The Lichenologist|volume=36|issue=1|pages=15–25|doi=10.1017/S0024282904013878|bibcode=2004ThLic..36...15B |issn=0024-2829|s2cid=85436634}}</ref>

===Industry===
Most of Japan's tea and silk is from Honshu.<ref name="Hoshu">{{Cite web|date=2012|title=Honshu|url=http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/world/honshu.html|access-date=23 November 2014|website=infoplease.com}}</ref> Japan's three largest industrial regions are all located on Honshu: the [[Keihin region]], the [[Hanshin Industrial Region]], and the [[Chūkyō Industrial Area]].

===Minerals and fuels===
Honshu is home to a large portion<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WGsEAAAAMAAJ&dq=Natural+resources+in+honshu&pg=PA44|title=Natural Resources of Japan|publisher=General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Natural Resources Section|year=1947|pages=42–48|language=English}}</ref> of Japan's minimal mineral reserves,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan – Resources and power|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan|access-date=22 October 2021|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> including small oil and coal deposits. Several coal deposits are located in the northern part of the island,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Catalogue of Geological Maps｜Geological Survey of Japan/ AIST|url=https://www.gsj.jp/Map/EN/geo-resources2.html|access-date=22 October 2021|website=www.gsj.jp}}</ref> concentrated in [[Fukushima Prefecture]] and [[Niigata Prefecture]], though Honshu's coal production is negligible in comparison to [[Hokkaido]] and [[Kyushu]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WGsEAAAAMAAJ|title=Natural Resources of Japan|date=1947|publisher=General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Natural Resources Section|pages=44|language=English}}</ref> Most of Japan's oil reserves are also located in northern Honshu, along the west coast, spanning Niigata, [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]], and [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]] Prefectures.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WGsEAAAAMAAJ|title=Natural Resources of Japan|publisher=General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Natural Resources Section|year=1947|pages=43|language=English}}</ref>

Most of Japan's [[copper]], [[lead]], [[zinc]] and [[chromite]] is located on Honshu, along with smaller, scattered deposits of [[gold]], [[silver]], [[arsenic]], [[sulfur]] and [[pyrite]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WGsEAAAAMAAJ|title=Natural Resources of Japan|date=1947|publisher=General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Natural Resources Section|pages=44–45|language=English}}</ref>