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Konjac production by prefecture

Gunma Prefecture grows or catches the most konjac in Japan: 49,700 t, 96.7% of the national total. Next come Ibaraki Prefecture and Tochigi Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Konjac output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Gunma Prefecture49,70096.7%
#2Ibaraki Prefecture6371.2%
#3Tochigi Prefecture4010.8%
#4Hiroshima Prefecture1980.4%
#5Nagano Prefecture840.2%
#6Tokushima Prefecture700.1%
#7Chiba Prefecture560.1%
#8Saitama Prefecture400.1%
#9Fukushima Prefecture250.0%
#10Shimane Prefecture240.0%
#11Niigata Prefecture230.0%
#12Gifu Prefecture230.0%
#13Miyagi Prefecture140.0%
#14Nara Prefecture110.0%
#15Yamanashi Prefecture100.0%
#16Tottori Prefecture60.0%
#17Kumamoto Prefecture60.0%
#18Ehime Prefecture60.0%
#19Kochi Prefecture50.0%
#20Shiga Prefecture50.0%
#21Okayama Prefecture50.0%
#22Fukuoka Prefecture40.0%
#23Kanagawa Prefecture40.0%
#24Iwate Prefecture40.0%
#25Yamagata Prefecture40.0%
#26Tokyo30.0%
#27Hyogo Prefecture30.0%
#28Fukui Prefecture20.0%
#29Aichi Prefecture20.0%
#30Miyazaki Prefecture20.0%
#31Mie Prefecture20.0%
#32Kagoshima Prefecture10.0%
#33Shizuoka Prefecture10.0%
#34Nagasaki Prefecture10.0%
#35Osaka10.0%
—Japan total51,400100%

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 konjac in Japan?

Gunma Prefecture, with 49,700 t (96.7% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

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