In order to clarify the varietal differences of grain shedding in 86 rice varieties with the diverse origin, a bundle of 10 panicles was fallen down on the bottom above 2m height, and several characters related to shattering were investigated. The ratio of grain shedding in the varieties from the Tongil types was the greatest (11. 29%), followed by the native and J aponica types (2.56, 0.17%). The breaking tensile and breaking bending strengths of the primary rachis-branch in the Tongil types were weaker than in the native and Japonica types with mean values of 217g and 20.5g, respectively. The fiber cells length of the primary rachis- branch in the Tongil types were shorter in the native and Japonica types. The ratio of grain shedding was significantly correlated with the breaking tensile and bending strengths of the primary rachis- branch, and fiber cell length.