Fruit
Watermelon
The city with the highest annual household quantity purchased of Watermelon in Japan is Niigata (Niigata Prefecture) — 5,031 g per household per year, 1.8× the national average of 2,834 g.
Niigata
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Rank
Watermelon — 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 | 5,031g | 1.78× |
| Ozeki | KumamotoKumamoto Prefecture | 4,646g | 1.64× |
| Ozeki | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 4,563g | 1.61× |
| Sekiwake | AkitaAkita Prefecture | 4,207g | 1.48× |
| Sekiwake | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 4,107g | 1.45× |
| Komusubi | Kitakyushudesignated cityFukuoka Prefecture | 3,940g | 1.39× |
| Komusubi | TokushimaTokushima Prefecture | 3,907g | 1.38× |
| Maegashira 1 | YamagataYamagata Prefecture | 3,735g | 1.32× |
| Maegashira 2 | NaganoNagano Prefecture | 3,695g | 1.30× |
| Maegashira 3 | NaraNara Prefecture | 3,588g | 1.27× |
| Maegashira 4 | NagasakiNagasaki Prefecture | 3,576g | 1.26× |
| Maegashira 5 | ChibaChiba Prefecture | 3,487g | 1.23× |
| Maegashira 6 | SendaiMiyagi Prefecture | 3,437g | 1.21× |
| Maegashira 7 | Tokyo (23 Wards)Tokyo | 3,388g | 1.20× |
| Maegashira 8 | Kawasakidesignated cityKanagawa Prefecture | 3,362g | 1.19× |
| Maegashira 9 | SaitamaSaitama Prefecture | 3,352g | 1.18× |
| Maegashira 10 | KobeHyogo Prefecture | 3,300g | 1.16× |
| Maegashira 11 | MatsuyamaEhime Prefecture | 3,292g | 1.16× |
| Maegashira 12 | NagoyaAichi Prefecture | 3,208g | 1.13× |
| Maegashira 13 | MitoIbaraki Prefecture | 3,182g | 1.12× |
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