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Sea cucumber production by prefecture

Hokkaido grows or catches the most sea cucumber in Japan: 1,730 t, 32.7% of the national total. Next come Aomori Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Sea cucumber output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Hokkaido1,73032.7%
#2Aomori Prefecture94417.9%
#3Miyagi Prefecture3827.2%
#4Yamaguchi Prefecture3115.9%
#5Fukuoka Prefecture2584.9%
#6Hyogo Prefecture2104.0%
#7Ehime Prefecture1573.0%
#8Kyoto1272.4%
#9Oita Prefecture1172.2%
#10Iwate Prefecture1011.9%
#11Kagawa Prefecture861.6%
#12Nagasaki Prefecture821.6%
#13Aichi Prefecture731.4%
#14Okayama Prefecture731.4%
#15Niigata Prefecture721.4%
#16Ishikawa Prefecture681.3%
#17Tokushima Prefecture681.3%
#18Fukui Prefecture661.2%
#19Shimane Prefecture521.0%
#20Mie Prefecture440.8%
#21Kanagawa Prefecture370.7%
#22Akita Prefecture350.7%
#23Hiroshima Prefecture340.6%
#24Tottori Prefecture260.5%
#25Osaka250.5%
#26Kumamoto Prefecture210.4%
#27Saga Prefecture190.4%
#28Kagoshima Prefecture160.3%
#29Wakayama Prefecture130.2%
#30Yamagata Prefecture120.2%
#31Shizuoka Prefecture90.2%
#32Toyama Prefecture60.1%
#33Fukushima Prefecture50.1%
#34Chiba Prefecture40.1%
#35Okinawa Prefecture10.0%
#36Miyazaki Prefecture10.0%
—Japan total5,288100%

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 sea cucumber in Japan?

Hokkaido, with 1,730 t (32.7% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

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