FRUIT
Mikan (mandarins) production by prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture grows or catches the most mikan (mandarins) in Japan: 141,700 t, 25.3% of the national total. Next come Shizuoka Prefecture and Ehime Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wakayama Prefecture | 141,700 | 25.3% |
| #2 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 88,500 | 15.8% |
| #3 | Ehime Prefecture | 76,100 | 13.6% |
| #4 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 63,800 | 11.4% |
| #5 | Saga Prefecture | 29,400 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Nagasaki Prefecture | 29,100 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Aichi Prefecture | 19,600 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 13,400 | 2.4% |
| #9 | Mie Prefecture | 12,200 | 2.2% |
| #10 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 11,100 | 2.0% |
| #11 | Osaka | 10,300 | 1.8% |
| #12 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 9,500 | 1.7% |
| #13 | Kanagawa Prefecture | 9,340 | 1.7% |
| #14 | Kagawa Prefecture | 9,090 | 1.6% |
| #15 | Tokushima Prefecture | 7,940 | 1.4% |
| #16 | Oita Prefecture | 7,880 | 1.4% |
| #17 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 5,970 | 1.1% |
| #18 | Kochi Prefecture | 4,650 | 0.8% |
| #19 | Yamaguchi Prefecture | 4,620 | 0.8% |
| #20 | Chiba Prefecture | 753 | 0.1% |
| — | Japan total | 559,600 | 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 Wakayama (Wakayama Prefecture), at 1.7× the national average per household. The top producer and the top buyer are in the same prefecture.
Q&A
Common questions
Which prefecture produces the most mikan (mandarins) in Japan?
Wakayama Prefecture, with 141,700 t (25.3% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most mikan (mandarins)?
Wakayama (Wakayama Prefecture) households buy 1.7× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).