FRUIT
Chestnuts production by prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture grows or catches the most chestnuts in Japan: 3,780 t, 27.0% of the national total. Next come Kumamoto Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ibaraki Prefecture | 3,780 | 27.0% |
| #2 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 1,640 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Ehime Prefecture | 1,350 | 9.6% |
| #4 | Gifu Prefecture | 658 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Tochigi Prefecture | 475 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Saitama Prefecture | 455 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Nagano Prefecture | 440 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Hyogo Prefecture | 348 | 2.5% |
| #9 | Kanagawa Prefecture | 336 | 2.4% |
| #10 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 334 | 2.4% |
| #11 | Okayama Prefecture | 300 | 2.1% |
| #12 | Chiba Prefecture | 269 | 1.9% |
| #13 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 267 | 1.9% |
| #14 | Yamaguchi Prefecture | 259 | 1.8% |
| #15 | Oita Prefecture | 226 | 1.6% |
| #16 | Kyoto | 210 | 1.5% |
| #17 | Tokyo | 196 | 1.4% |
| #18 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 142 | 1.0% |
| #19 | Ishikawa Prefecture | 79 | 0.6% |
| #20 | Osaka | 69 | 0.5% |
| #21 | Shimane Prefecture | 40 | 0.3% |
| #22 | Kagawa Prefecture | 15 | 0.1% |
| — | Japan total | 14,000 | 100% |
Source: MAFF, Crop Statistics Survey / Marine Fishery Production Statistics (e-Stat, 2024 final). Aquaculture counts harvested output.
Q&A
Common questions
Which prefecture produces the most chestnuts in Japan?
Ibaraki Prefecture, with 3,780 t (27.0% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.