Oils & Seasonings
Salt
The city with the highest annual household quantity purchased of Salt in Japan is Niigata (Niigata Prefecture) — 2,882 g per household per year, 2.2× the national average of 1,337 g.
2.2×vs. national average
Niigata
Niigata
2,882g#1 city, per household
per year
per year
1,337gNational average
Rank
Salt — 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 | NiigataNiigata Prefecture | 2,882g | 2.16× |
| Ozeki | YamagataYamagata Prefecture | 2,226g | 1.66× |
| Ozeki | AkitaAkita Prefecture | 1,849g | 1.38× |
| Sekiwake | SapporoHokkaido | 1,751g | 1.31× |
| Sekiwake | FukushimaFukushima Prefecture | 1,615g | 1.21× |
| Komusubi | NaganoNagano Prefecture | 1,596g | 1.19× |
| Komusubi | KochiKochi Prefecture | 1,559g | 1.17× |
| Maegashira 1 | GifuGifu Prefecture | 1,512g | 1.13× |
| Maegashira 2 | SagaSaga Prefecture | 1,465g | 1.10× |
| Maegashira 3 | MitoIbaraki Prefecture | 1,459g | 1.09× |
| Maegashira 4 | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 1,453g | 1.09× |
| Maegashira 5 | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 1,395g | 1.04× |
| Maegashira 6 | MatsuyamaEhime Prefecture | 1,388g | 1.04× |
| Maegashira 7 | KumamotoKumamoto Prefecture | 1,386g | 1.04× |
| Maegashira 8 | KagoshimaKagoshima Prefecture | 1,374g | 1.03× |
| Maegashira 9 | Kitakyushudesignated cityFukuoka Prefecture | 1,370g | 1.02× |
| Maegashira 10 | KanazawaIshikawa Prefecture | 1,340g | 1.00× |
| Maegashira 11 | NaraNara Prefecture | 1,323g | 0.99× |
| Maegashira 12 | ShizuokaShizuoka Prefecture | 1,317g | 0.99× |
| Maegashira 13 | MoriokaIwate Prefecture | 1,314g | 0.98× |
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