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Bonito production by prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture grows or catches the most bonito in Japan: 77,023 t, 31.9% of the national total. Next come Miyagi Prefecture and Tokyo. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 77,023 | 31.9% |
| #2 | Miyagi Prefecture | 35,969 | 14.9% |
| #3 | Tokyo | 19,716 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Kochi Prefecture | 16,943 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 16,493 | 6.8% |
| #6 | Mie Prefecture | 14,181 | 5.9% |
| #7 | Nagasaki Prefecture | 11,547 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Kanagawa Prefecture | 10,922 | 4.5% |
| #9 | Tottori Prefecture | 10,678 | 4.4% |
| #10 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 5,159 | 2.1% |
| #11 | Wakayama Prefecture | 2,131 | 0.9% |
| #12 | Aomori Prefecture | 1,865 | 0.8% |
| #13 | Fukushima Prefecture | 785 | 0.3% |
| #14 | Ehime Prefecture | 715 | 0.3% |
| #15 | Tokushima Prefecture | 554 | 0.2% |
| #16 | Okinawa Prefecture | 243 | 0.1% |
| #17 | Chiba Prefecture | 177 | 0.1% |
| #18 | Iwate Prefecture | 43 | 0.0% |
| #19 | Hokkaido | 36 | 0.0% |
| #20 | Toyama Prefecture | 29 | 0.0% |
| #21 | Oita Prefecture | 21 | 0.0% |
| #22 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 12 | 0.0% |
| #23 | Yamaguchi Prefecture | 12 | 0.0% |
| #24 | Fukui Prefecture | 8 | 0.0% |
| #25 | Ishikawa Prefecture | 8 | 0.0% |
| #26 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 7 | 0.0% |
| #27 | Shimane Prefecture | 5 | 0.0% |
| #28 | Aichi Prefecture | 4 | 0.0% |
| #29 | Kyoto | 3 | 0.0% |
| #30 | Akita Prefecture | 2 | 0.0% |
| #31 | Kagawa Prefecture | 1 | 0.0% |
| #32 | Hyogo Prefecture | 1 | 0.0% |
| — | Japan total | 241,653 | 100% |
Source: MAFF, Crop Statistics Survey / Marine Fishery Production Statistics (e-Stat, 2024 final). Aquaculture counts harvested output.
EAT
Who eats the most?
The city that buys the most is Kochi (Kochi Prefecture), at 4.5× the national average per household. The prefecture that grows it most and the one that buys it most are different.
Q&A
Common questions
Which prefecture produces the most bonito in Japan?
Shizuoka Prefecture, with 77,023 t (31.9% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most bonito?
Kochi (Kochi Prefecture) households buy 4.5× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).