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Mackerel production by prefecture

Nagasaki Prefecture grows or catches the most mackerel in Japan: 94,444 t, 36.9% of the national total. Next come Shimane Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Mackerel output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Nagasaki Prefecture94,44436.9%
#2Shimane Prefecture27,60110.8%
#3Miyagi Prefecture24,8369.7%
#4Iwate Prefecture11,8964.6%
#5Tottori Prefecture11,5784.5%
#6Ibaraki Prefecture11,3844.4%
#7Ehime Prefecture9,2463.6%
#8Hokkaido8,8793.5%
#9Shizuoka Prefecture8,6353.4%
#10Ishikawa Prefecture7,9983.1%
#11Kagoshima Prefecture6,7782.6%
#12Chiba Prefecture6,4062.5%
#13Mie Prefecture3,9101.5%
#14Miyazaki Prefecture3,6311.4%
#15Wakayama Prefecture2,5011.0%
#16Aomori Prefecture2,4661.0%
#17Fukushima Prefecture2,3600.9%
#18Yamaguchi Prefecture2,0230.8%
#19Kochi Prefecture1,8340.7%
#20Fukuoka Prefecture1,4270.6%
#21Toyama Prefecture1,3350.5%
#22Kanagawa Prefecture1,1780.5%
#23Niigata Prefecture7330.3%
#24Oita Prefecture7270.3%
#25Fukui Prefecture6210.2%
#26Kyoto5500.2%
#27Kumamoto Prefecture3130.1%
#28Akita Prefecture2320.1%
#29Hyogo Prefecture1870.1%
#30Saga Prefecture620.0%
#31Tokushima Prefecture510.0%
#32Yamagata Prefecture170.0%
#33Kagawa Prefecture150.0%
#34Osaka110.0%
#35Aichi Prefecture90.0%
#36Hiroshima Prefecture60.0%
#37Tokyo10.0%
—Japan total255,875100%

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 Kagoshima (Kagoshima Prefecture), at 1.8× 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 mackerel in Japan?

Nagasaki Prefecture, with 94,444 t (36.9% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

Where in Japan do people buy the most mackerel?

Kagoshima (Kagoshima Prefecture) households buy 1.8× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).

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