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Tomatoes production by prefecture

Kumamoto Prefecture grows or catches the most tomatoes in Japan: 129,400 t, 19.8% of the national total. Next come Hokkaido and Aichi Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.

Tomatoes output by prefecture (MAFF, 2024)
RankPrefectureOutput (t)Share
#1Kumamoto Prefecture129,40019.8%
#2Hokkaido59,2009.1%
#3Aichi Prefecture44,7006.8%
#4Ibaraki Prefecture41,6006.4%
#5Tochigi Prefecture29,0004.4%
#6Gifu Prefecture27,5004.2%
#7Chiba Prefecture26,4004.0%
#8Fukushima Prefecture21,4003.3%
#9Gunma Prefecture19,8003.0%
#10Aomori Prefecture19,0002.9%
#11Fukuoka Prefecture16,1002.5%
#12Miyazaki Prefecture15,7002.4%
#13Saitama Prefecture13,6002.1%
#14Nagano Prefecture13,0002.0%
#15Shizuoka Prefecture12,4001.9%
#16Nagasaki Prefecture11,4001.7%
#17Kanagawa Prefecture11,4001.7%
#18Iwate Prefecture10,6001.6%
#19Oita Prefecture10,3001.6%
#20Hiroshima Prefecture9,6401.5%
#21Niigata Prefecture9,0401.4%
#22Mie Prefecture8,9701.4%
#23Miyagi Prefecture7,8401.2%
#24Yamagata Prefecture7,3901.1%
#25Akita Prefecture7,0501.1%
#26Hyogo Prefecture6,9601.1%
#27Ehime Prefecture6,3801.0%
#28Kochi Prefecture5,6000.9%
#29Yamanashi Prefecture5,5000.8%
#30Kagoshima Prefecture4,6300.7%
#31Tokushima Prefecture4,5300.7%
#32Okayama Prefecture4,4300.7%
#33Kyoto3,8600.6%
#34Shimane Prefecture3,4400.5%
#35Wakayama Prefecture3,0200.5%
#36Ishikawa Prefecture2,9600.5%
#37Yamaguchi Prefecture2,9400.4%
#38Nara Prefecture2,9000.4%
#39Saga Prefecture2,8900.4%
#40Tottori Prefecture2,8200.4%
#41Okinawa Prefecture2,7500.4%
#42Kagawa Prefecture2,6900.4%
#43Shiga Prefecture2,4200.4%
#44Fukui Prefecture1,7700.3%
#45Toyama Prefecture1,4600.2%
—Japan total653,800100%

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 Tokyo (23 Wards) (Tokyo), at 1.3× 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 tomatoes in Japan?

Kumamoto Prefecture, with 129,400 t (19.8% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.

Where in Japan do people buy the most tomatoes?

Tokyo (23 Wards) (Tokyo) households buy 1.3× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).

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