FRUIT
Kiwifruit production by prefecture
Ehime Prefecture grows or catches the most kiwifruit in Japan: 4,140 t, 20.1% of the national total. Next come Wakayama Prefecture and Fukuoka Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ehime Prefecture | 4,140 | 20.1% |
| #2 | Wakayama Prefecture | 3,260 | 15.8% |
| #3 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 2,960 | 14.4% |
| #4 | Kanagawa Prefecture | 1,210 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Gunma Prefecture | 929 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Saga Prefecture | 826 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Oita Prefecture | 770 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 726 | 3.5% |
| #9 | Yamanashi Prefecture | 716 | 3.5% |
| #10 | Tochigi Prefecture | 594 | 2.9% |
| #11 | Kagawa Prefecture | 458 | 2.2% |
| #12 | Chiba Prefecture | 324 | 1.6% |
| #13 | Aichi Prefecture | 251 | 1.2% |
| #14 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 230 | 1.1% |
| #15 | Saitama Prefecture | 227 | 1.1% |
| #16 | Niigata Prefecture | 176 | 0.9% |
| #17 | Nagano Prefecture | 173 | 0.8% |
| #18 | Ibaraki Prefecture | 151 | 0.7% |
| — | Japan total | 20,600 | 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 Kawasaki (Kanagawa Prefecture), at 1.5× 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 kiwifruit in Japan?
Ehime Prefecture, with 4,140 t (20.1% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most kiwifruit?
Kawasaki (Kanagawa Prefecture) households buy 1.5× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).