GRAINS & TEA
Green tea production by prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture grows or catches the most green tea in Japan: 27,000 t, 36.5% of the national total. Next come Shizuoka Prefecture and Mie Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 27,000 | 36.5% |
| #2 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 25,800 | 34.9% |
| #3 | Mie Prefecture | 5,020 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Kyoto | 2,780 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 2,640 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 1,650 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 1,200 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Saitama Prefecture | 838 | 1.1% |
| — | Japan total | 73,900 | 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 Shizuoka (Shizuoka Prefecture), at 2.4× 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 green tea in Japan?
Kagoshima Prefecture, with 27,000 t (36.5% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most green tea?
Shizuoka (Shizuoka Prefecture) households buy 2.4× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).