Because of Japan's low amount of grazing land, there were never the large scale domestication efforts that were in Europe and Asia, simply because there wasn't enough to feed the herds. While cattle were present in Japan, they were mostly used as work animals rather than as a food source. Similarly, pigs were domesticated only after the "Sengoku" Warring States Period. The story of the Kurobuta, the black Berkshire pig, is an example: prior to this period, the pigs were known as "walking vegetables" and were often the terror of a farmer as they were very tough and heavy, and would eat an unprotected crop if the farmer was not careful. That being said, they were also known to be a source of delicious food. When the government started to centralize, they were able to raise the manpower necessary to domesticate these pigs. For that matter there were also the wild Japanese boars, which were well known for being extremely violent and dangerous.

Another example of a domesticated animal is the Japanese quail. The quail played a role very similar to that of the chicken in Japan, although it was originally bred for its song, surprisingly. The koi is yet another example of a decorative domesticated animal. Koi fish have been bred in Japan since the late Edo period, their sole job being to look pretty.

The sika deer (which I will always pronounce "cyka") in Nara are also domesticated, although I use that word lightly, as the sons of bitches will headbutt you until you fork over your rice crackers, and one of them ate my map.

Most Japanese luxury clothes were made out of silk-there was a limited number of domesticated silkworms, and there was also limited trade with China. As for the less wealthy, peasants would usually wear clothes out of linen, or hemp.