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Ume plums production by prefecture
Wakayama Prefecture grows or catches the most ume plums in Japan: 29,700 t, 57.6% of the national total. Next come Gunma Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wakayama Prefecture | 29,700 | 57.6% |
| #2 | Gunma Prefecture | 4,150 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Yamanashi Prefecture | 1,210 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Kanagawa Prefecture | 1,070 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Miyagi Prefecture | 1,070 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Mie Prefecture | 966 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Nagano Prefecture | 912 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Fukui Prefecture | 746 | 1.4% |
| #9 | Ibaraki Prefecture | 706 | 1.4% |
| #10 | Oita Prefecture | 692 | 1.3% |
| #11 | Aomori Prefecture | 675 | 1.3% |
| #12 | Fukushima Prefecture | 638 | 1.2% |
| #13 | Aichi Prefecture | 577 | 1.1% |
| #14 | Saitama Prefecture | 556 | 1.1% |
| #15 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 503 | 1.0% |
| #16 | Tochigi Prefecture | 493 | 1.0% |
| #17 | Nara Prefecture | 482 | 0.9% |
| #18 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 456 | 0.9% |
| #19 | Fukuoka Prefecture | 393 | 0.8% |
| #20 | Chiba Prefecture | 341 | 0.7% |
| #21 | Tokushima Prefecture | 202 | 0.4% |
| — | Japan total | 51,600 | 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 ume plums in Japan?
Wakayama Prefecture, with 29,700 t (57.6% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.