SEAFOOD
Nori (farmed) production by prefecture
Hyogo Prefecture grows or catches the most nori (farmed) in Japan: 49,368 t, 26.4% of the national total. Next come Saga Prefecture and Fukuoka Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hyogo Prefecture | 49,368 | 26.4% |
| #2 | Saga Prefecture | 42,660 | 22.8% |
| #3 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 27,443 | 14.7% |
| #4 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 25,665 | 13.7% |
| #5 | Miyagi Prefecture | 10,303 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Aichi Prefecture | 7,439 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Kagawa Prefecture | 6,694 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Okayama Prefecture | 5,820 | 3.1% |
| #9 | Mie Prefecture | 4,700 | 2.5% |
| #10 | Chiba Prefecture | 2,919 | 1.6% |
| #11 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 1,497 | 0.8% |
| #12 | Tokushima Prefecture | 900 | 0.5% |
| #13 | Ehime Prefecture | 835 | 0.4% |
| #14 | Kanagawa Prefecture | 236 | 0.1% |
| #15 | Yamaguchi Prefecture | 206 | 0.1% |
| #16 | Oita Prefecture | 67 | 0.0% |
| #17 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 65 | 0.0% |
| #18 | Osaka | 45 | 0.0% |
| #19 | Nagasaki Prefecture | 34 | 0.0% |
| — | Japan total | 186,896 | 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 Saga (Saga Prefecture), at 1.7× 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 nori (farmed) in Japan?
Hyogo Prefecture, with 49,368 t (26.4% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most nori (farmed)?
Saga (Saga Prefecture) households buy 1.7× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).