VEGETABLES
Taro production by prefecture
Saitama Prefecture grows or catches the most taro in Japan: 17,600 t, 19.1% of the national total. Next come Miyazaki Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Saitama Prefecture | 17,600 | 19.1% |
| #2 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 11,800 | 12.8% |
| #3 | Chiba Prefecture | 9,680 | 10.5% |
| #4 | Ehime Prefecture | 8,270 | 9.0% |
| #5 | Tochigi Prefecture | 5,840 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Niigata Prefecture | 5,470 | 5.9% |
| #7 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 5,350 | 5.8% |
| #8 | Kanagawa Prefecture | 4,440 | 4.8% |
| #9 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 4,200 | 4.6% |
| #10 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 3,620 | 3.9% |
| #11 | Fukui Prefecture | 2,890 | 3.1% |
| #12 | Aichi Prefecture | 2,860 | 3.1% |
| #13 | Ibaraki Prefecture | 2,770 | 3.0% |
| #14 | Gunma Prefecture | 2,670 | 2.9% |
| #15 | Gifu Prefecture | 2,540 | 2.8% |
| #16 | Tokyo | 2,500 | 2.7% |
| #17 | Oita Prefecture | 1,960 | 2.1% |
| #18 | Fukushima Prefecture | 1,760 | 1.9% |
| #19 | Yamagata Prefecture | 1,720 | 1.9% |
| #20 | Hyogo Prefecture | 1,580 | 1.7% |
| #21 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 1,450 | 1.6% |
| #22 | Mie Prefecture | 1,160 | 1.3% |
| #23 | Toyama Prefecture | 1,000 | 1.1% |
| #24 | Osaka | 879 | 1.0% |
| #25 | Iwate Prefecture | 655 | 0.7% |
| #26 | Okinawa Prefecture | 33 | 0.0% |
| — | Japan total | 92,100 | 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 Yamagata (Yamagata Prefecture), at 2.4× 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 taro in Japan?
Saitama Prefecture, with 17,600 t (19.1% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most taro?
Yamagata (Yamagata Prefecture) households buy 2.4× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).