Seafood
Sardines
The city with the highest annual household quantity purchased of Sardines in Japan is Tottori (Tottori Prefecture) — 1,246 g per household per year, 3.0× the national average of 409 g.
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Rank
Sardines — ranked across 52 cities
Figures are annual quantity purchased per household (not per person), from Japan's Statistics Bureau "Family Income and Expenditure Survey," covering the 47 prefectural capitals plus 5 additional designated cities.
| Rank | City | Quantity purchased | vs. average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokozuna | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 1,246g | 3.05× |
| Ozeki | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 1,008g | 2.46× |
| Ozeki | MatsueShimane Prefecture | 926g | 2.26× |
| Sekiwake | NagasakiNagasaki Prefecture | 799g | 1.95× |
| Sekiwake | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 775g | 1.89× |
| Komusubi | KagoshimaKagoshima Prefecture | 621g | 1.52× |
| Komusubi | KobeHyogo Prefecture | 603g | 1.47× |
| Maegashira 1 | OitaOita Prefecture | 601g | 1.47× |
| Maegashira 2 | YamaguchiYamaguchi Prefecture | 590g | 1.44× |
| Maegashira 3 | KanazawaIshikawa Prefecture | 575g | 1.41× |
| Maegashira 4 | AkitaAkita Prefecture | 569g | 1.39× |
| Maegashira 5 | Kitakyushudesignated cityFukuoka Prefecture | 565g | 1.38× |
| Maegashira 6 | TsuMie Prefecture | 562g | 1.37× |
| Maegashira 7 | WakayamaWakayama Prefecture | 556g | 1.36× |
| Maegashira 8 | FukuokaFukuoka Prefecture | 530g | 1.30× |
| Maegashira 9 | MiyazakiMiyazaki Prefecture | 521g | 1.27× |
| Maegashira 10 | ChibaChiba Prefecture | 519g | 1.27× |
| Maegashira 11 | Sakaidesignated cityOsaka | 517g | 1.26× |
| Maegashira 12 | SagaSaga Prefecture | 498g | 1.22× |
| Maegashira 13 | KumamotoKumamoto Prefecture | 490g | 1.20× |
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