SEAFOOD
Yellowtail (farmed) production by prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture grows or catches the most yellowtail (farmed) in Japan: 25,458 t, 24.5% of the national total. Next come Ehime Prefecture and Oita Prefecture. This survey covers the main producing prefectures only; prefectures not listed were not surveyed.
| Rank | Prefecture | Output (t) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kagoshima Prefecture | 25,458 | 24.5% |
| #2 | Ehime Prefecture | 19,705 | 19.0% |
| #3 | Oita Prefecture | 16,242 | 15.7% |
| #4 | Miyazaki Prefecture | 10,130 | 9.8% |
| #5 | Nagasaki Prefecture | 9,147 | 8.8% |
| #6 | Kochi Prefecture | 5,759 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Kagawa Prefecture | 4,223 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Tokushima Prefecture | 4,071 | 3.9% |
| #9 | Kumamoto Prefecture | 4,049 | 3.9% |
| #10 | Mie Prefecture | 3,149 | 3.0% |
| #11 | Saga Prefecture | 1,038 | 1.0% |
| #12 | Shizuoka Prefecture | 176 | 0.2% |
| #13 | Wakayama Prefecture | 45 | 0.0% |
| #14 | Hiroshima Prefecture | 30 | 0.0% |
| #15 | Yamaguchi Prefecture | 1 | 0.0% |
| — | Japan total | 103,780 | 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 Toyama (Toyama 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 yellowtail (farmed) in Japan?
Kagoshima Prefecture, with 25,458 t (24.5% of the national total) in 2024, according to Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Where in Japan do people buy the most yellowtail (farmed)?
Toyama (Toyama Prefecture) households buy 2.4× the national average (Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2023–2025 average).