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Soybeans production by prefecture

Hokkaido grows or catches the most soybeans in Japan: 132,400 t, 52.5% of the national total. Next come Miyagi Prefecture and Akita Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Soybeans output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
Rank	Prefecture	Output (t)	Share
#1	Hokkaido	132,400	52.5%
#2	Miyagi Prefecture	18,900	7.5%
#3	Akita Prefecture	11,300	4.5%
#4	Saga Prefecture	9,090	3.6%
#5	Fukuoka Prefecture	8,920	3.5%
#6	Aomori Prefecture	7,730	3.1%
#7	Niigata Prefecture	6,850	2.7%
#8	Yamagata Prefecture	6,370	2.5%
#9	Iwate Prefecture	5,310	2.1%
#10	Shiga Prefecture	5,220	2.1%
#11	Toyama Prefecture	4,870	1.9%
#12	Aichi Prefecture	4,680	1.9%
#13	Ibaraki Prefecture	3,730	1.5%
#14	Tochigi Prefecture	3,310	1.3%
#15	Nagano Prefecture	3,150	1.2%
#16	Mie Prefecture	2,620	1.0%
#17	Kumamoto Prefecture	2,600	1.0%
#18	Gifu Prefecture	2,040	0.8%
#19	Fukui Prefecture	1,920	0.8%
#20	Ishikawa Prefecture	1,680	0.7%
#21	Fukushima Prefecture	1,520	0.6%
#22	Hyogo Prefecture	1,240	0.5%
#23	Chiba Prefecture	1,180	0.5%
#24	Oita Prefecture	710	0.3%
#25	Shimane Prefecture	694	0.3%
#26	Yamaguchi Prefecture	693	0.3%
#27	Tottori Prefecture	641	0.3%
#28	Saitama Prefecture	547	0.2%
#29	Okayama Prefecture	456	0.2%
#30	Hiroshima Prefecture	339	0.1%
#31	Ehime Prefecture	330	0.1%
#32	Gunma Prefecture	235	0.1%
#33	Kagoshima Prefecture	224	0.1%
#34	Nagasaki Prefecture	219	0.1%
#35	Yamanashi Prefecture	199	0.1%
#36	Miyazaki Prefecture	138	0.1%
#37	Kyoto	101	0.0%
#38	Shizuoka Prefecture	85	0.0%
#39	Nara Prefecture	67	0.0%
#40	Kanagawa Prefecture	37	0.0%
#41	Kochi Prefecture	33	0.0%
#42	Kagawa Prefecture	33	0.0%
#43	Wakayama Prefecture	16	0.0%
#44	Osaka	7	0.0%
#45	Tokyo	5	0.0%
#46	Tokushima Prefecture	3	0.0%
—	Japan total	252,400	100%

Source: MAFF, Crop Statistics Survey / Marine Fishery Production Statistics (e-Stat, 2024 final). Aquaculture counts harvested output.

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Which prefecture produces the most soybeans in Japan?

Hokkaido, with 132,400 t (52.5% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

Soybeans production by prefecture

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Which prefecture produces the most soybeans in Japan?

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