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Spinach production by prefecture

Gunma Prefecture grows or catches the most spinach in Japan: 22,600 t, 12.2% of the national total. Next come Saitama Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Spinach output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Gunma Prefecture22,60012.2%
#2Saitama Prefecture19,60010.6%
#3Chiba Prefecture18,60010.1%
#4Ibaraki Prefecture18,2009.8%
#5Miyazaki Prefecture11,1006.0%
#6Gifu Prefecture8,9904.9%
#7Fukuoka Prefecture7,2103.9%
#8Kanagawa Prefecture6,7003.6%
#9Kumamoto Prefecture5,3202.9%
#10Tochigi Prefecture5,1702.8%
#11Kyoto4,6102.5%
#12Tokyo3,9902.2%
#13Hiroshima Prefecture3,7702.0%
#14Shizuoka Prefecture3,7402.0%
#15Aichi Prefecture3,6402.0%
#16Hokkaido3,3201.8%
#17Nagano Prefecture3,0901.7%
#18Nara Prefecture2,8601.5%
#19Fukushima Prefecture2,6701.4%
#20Miyagi Prefecture2,6001.4%
#21Iwate Prefecture2,4001.3%
#22Hyogo Prefecture2,3101.2%
#23Tokushima Prefecture2,1901.2%
#24Yamaguchi Prefecture1,6200.9%
#25Akita Prefecture1,3300.7%
#26Nagasaki Prefecture1,2600.7%
#27Shiga Prefecture1,0200.6%
#28Tottori Prefecture9830.5%
#29Saga Prefecture8870.5%
#30Ehime Prefecture8480.5%
#31Wakayama Prefecture7190.4%
#32Fukui Prefecture5770.3%
#33Toyama Prefecture3370.2%
—Japan total184,900100%

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

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Who eats the most?

The city that buys the most is Akita (Akita Prefecture), at 1.6× the national average per household. The prefecture that grows it most and the one that buys it most are different.

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Q&A

Common questions

Which prefecture produces the most spinach in Japan?

Gunma Prefecture, with 22,600 t (12.2% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

Where in Japan do people buy the most spinach?

Akita (Akita Prefecture) households buy 1.6× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).

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