VEGETABLES
Snow peas production by prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture grows or catches the most snow peas in Japan: 5,100 t, 39.8% of the national total. Next come Aichi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 5,100 | 39.8% |
| #2 | Aichi Prefecture | 1,460 | 11.4% |
| #3 | Fukushima Prefecture | 990 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 938 | 7.3% |
| #5 | Wakayama Prefecture | 630 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 628 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 525 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Ibaraki Prefecture | 500 | 3.9% |
| #9 | Hyogo Prefecture | 449 | 3.5% |
| #10 | Akita Prefecture | 402 | 3.1% |
| #11 | Mie Prefecture | 386 | 3.0% |
| #12 | Chiba Prefecture | 383 | 3.0% |
| #13 | Iwate Prefecture | 372 | 2.9% |
| #14 | Oita Prefecture | 326 | 2.5% |
| #15 | Hokkaido | 319 | 2.5% |
| #16 | Nagano Prefecture | 275 | 2.1% |
| #17 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 269 | 2.1% |
| #18 | Kyoto | 254 | 2.0% |
| #19 | Miyagi Prefecture | 243 | 1.9% |
| #20 | Ehime Prefecture | 233 | 1.8% |
| #21 | Tokushima Prefecture | 229 | 1.8% |
| #22 | Niigata Prefecture | 228 | 1.8% |
| #23 | Aomori Prefecture | 210 | 1.6% |
| #24 | Okayama Prefecture | 209 | 1.6% |
| — | Japan total | 12,800 | 100% |
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 snow peas in Japan?
Kagoshima Prefecture, with 5,100 t (39.8% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.