Seafood
Freshwater clams (shijimi)
The city with the highest annual household quantity purchased of Freshwater clams (shijimi) in Japan is Matsue (Shimane Prefecture) — 2,055 g per household per year, 10.3× the national average of 200 g.
10.3×vs. national average
Matsue
Matsue
2,055g#1 city, per household
per year
per year
200gNational average
Rank
Freshwater clams (shijimi) — 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 | MatsueShimane Prefecture | 2,055g | 10.28× |
| Ozeki | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 798g | 3.99× |
| Ozeki | MitoIbaraki Prefecture | 722g | 3.61× |
| Sekiwake | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 478g | 2.39× |
| Sekiwake | AkitaAkita Prefecture | 472g | 2.36× |
| Komusubi | MoriokaIwate Prefecture | 352g | 1.76× |
| Komusubi | KofuYamanashi Prefecture | 293g | 1.47× |
| Maegashira 1 | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 290g | 1.45× |
| Maegashira 2 | SapporoHokkaido | 268g | 1.34× |
| Maegashira 3 | TokushimaTokushima Prefecture | 264g | 1.32× |
| Maegashira 4 | Sakaidesignated cityOsaka | 260g | 1.30× |
| Maegashira 5 | Sagamiharadesignated cityKanagawa Prefecture | 254g | 1.27× |
| Maegashira 6 | Tokyo (23 Wards)Tokyo | 251g | 1.25× |
| Maegashira 7 | KanazawaIshikawa Prefecture | 242g | 1.21× |
| Maegashira 8 | NiigataNiigata Prefecture | 239g | 1.20× |
| Maegashira 9 | FukushimaFukushima Prefecture | 236g | 1.18× |
| Maegashira 10 | SendaiMiyagi Prefecture | 230g | 1.15× |
| Maegashira 11 | ChibaChiba Prefecture | 217g | 1.08× |
| Maegashira 12 | SaitamaSaitama Prefecture | 211g | 1.05× |
| Maegashira 13 | UtsunomiyaTochigi Prefecture | 197g | 0.98× |
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