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Horse mackerel production by prefecture

Nagasaki Prefecture grows or catches the most horse mackerel in Japan: 39,537 t, 42.8% of the national total. Next come Shimane Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Horse mackerel output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Nagasaki Prefecture39,53742.8%
#2Shimane Prefecture12,24913.3%
#3Miyazaki Prefecture4,7575.2%
#4Ehime Prefecture3,6273.9%
#5Mie Prefecture3,5273.8%
#6Kochi Prefecture3,2453.5%
#7Kagoshima Prefecture2,8223.1%
#8Yamaguchi Prefecture2,0262.2%
#9Shizuoka Prefecture1,9612.1%
#10Oita Prefecture1,9412.1%
#11Chiba Prefecture1,6651.8%
#12Kanagawa Prefecture1,5271.7%
#13Miyagi Prefecture1,4571.6%
#14Tottori Prefecture1,3871.5%
#15Aichi Prefecture1,3691.5%
#16Ishikawa Prefecture1,2981.4%
#17Toyama Prefecture1,0861.2%
#18Niigata Prefecture8250.9%
#19Fukuoka Prefecture8030.9%
#20Wakayama Prefecture7540.8%
#21Iwate Prefecture5130.6%
#22Hyogo Prefecture5050.5%
#23Kyoto4500.5%
#24Akita Prefecture3410.4%
#25Saga Prefecture2840.3%
#26Tokushima Prefecture2760.3%
#27Fukui Prefecture2610.3%
#28Fukushima Prefecture2140.2%
#29Hokkaido1990.2%
#30Kumamoto Prefecture1700.2%
#31Aomori Prefecture1510.2%
#32Yamagata Prefecture1220.1%
#33Kagawa Prefecture720.1%
#34Osaka700.1%
#35Hiroshima Prefecture130.0%
#36Okayama Prefecture60.0%
—Japan total92,282100%

Source: MAFF, Crop Statistics Survey / Marine Fishery Production Statistics (e-Stat, 2024 final). Aquaculture counts harvested output.

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Who eats the most?

The city that buys the most is Matsue (Shimane Prefecture), at 2.8× the national average per household. The prefecture that grows it most and the one that buys it most are different.

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Q&A

Common questions

Which prefecture produces the most horse mackerel in Japan?

Nagasaki Prefecture, with 39,537 t (42.8% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

Where in Japan do people buy the most horse mackerel?

Matsue (Shimane Prefecture) households buy 2.8× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).

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