Sorakita mochi (sweet potato dumpling)
Himeshima Village
Wheat-based local sweets such as yaseuma, jiriyaki, and yudemochi are common...
OITA
Oita Prefecture
The surveyed city is Oita. Of all 394 items in the household survey, Oita Prefecture stands out most for Sea bream — 2.0× the national average (Oita 828 g / national 416 g).
2.0×Biggest standout
Sea bream
per household / year
Sea bream
per household / year
0Items ranked #1 nationally
30Regional dishes
RANK
Furthest above the national average
All figures are annual spending/quantity per household (not per person). 2023–2025 average, showing Oita’s value as a multiple of the national average.
| Item | vs. average | Oita | National | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea breamSeafood | 1.99× | 828g | 416g | #6 |
| SardinesSeafood | 1.74× | 702JPY | 404JPY | #4 |
| Horse mackerelSeafood | 1.67× | 1,599JPY | 960JPY | #7 |
| Dried shiitake mushroomsDried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products | 1.66× | 608JPY | 366JPY | #2 |
| Grilled meat (yakiniku)Dining Out | 1.65× | 13,960JPY | 8,444JPY | #2 |
| Ground beef & pork mixMeat | 1.56× | 5,133JPY | 3,280JPY | #3 |
| ShochuAlcohol | 1.50× | 11,765mL | 7,864mL | #3 |
| TaroFresh Vegetables | 1.49× | 1,719g | 1,157g | #7 |
| Burdock rootFresh Vegetables | 1.38× | 1,718g | 1,242g | #4 |
| Other simmered vegetables & seaweedDried Foods, Seaweed & Soy Products | 1.36× | 567JPY | 417JPY | #4 |
| Assorted sashimiSeafood | 1.35× | 1,583g | 1,172g | #2 |
| Manju bunsConfectionery | 1.29× | 1,204JPY | 930JPY | #16 |
LINK
Where regional dishes meet the statistics
Ingredients used in regional dishes here that also show up as standout spending in the household survey — cross-referencing MAFF's regional-dish database with Japan's Statistics Bureau data.
Aimaze (mixed simmered vegetables)
Main ingredients: Tofu, dried shredded daikon, flowering fern, dried shiitake mushrooms
→ Dried shiitake mushrooms is 1.6× the national average in Oita (63 g, #3 nationally)
Toriijiru (chicken soup)
Main ingredients: Chicken, burdock root, shiitake mushrooms, long green onion
→ Burdock root is 1.4× the national average in Oita (1,718 g, #4 nationally)
Toriten (fried chicken tempura)
Main ingredients: Chicken, tempura batter
→ Chicken is 1.2× the national average in Oita (23,037 JPY, #4 nationally)
Amimeshi (mysid shrimp rice)
Main ingredients: Dried mysid shrimp, rice, soy sauce
→ Soy sauce is 1.2× the national average in Oita (4,662 mL, #3 nationally)
Jiriyaki (pan-fried sweet dough)
Main ingredients: Wheat flour, brown sugar
→ Wheat flour is 1.2× the national average in Oita (758 JPY, #3 nationally)
DISHES
30 regional dishes from Oita Prefecture
From Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) “Regional Dishes to Pass on to the Next Generation.” Each dish name links to the MAFF page.
Jiriyaki (pan-fried sweet dough)
Bungo-ono City
Oita is known for its high chicken consumption, but wheat-flour foods are also deeply woven into daily life...
Kirasumameshi (fish and okara rice bowl)Sp
Usuki City
Usuki City, in southeastern Oita, stretches in a long oval toward the Hoyo Strait...
Ryukyu (marinated raw fish)
Southern coastal area
Facing the Seto Inland Sea, Oita is rich in seafood such as horse mackerel, sea bream, cutlassfish, and sardines...
Dangojiru (flat dumpling soup)AuWi
Throughout Oita Prefecture
Much of Oita's land is elevated terrain unsuited to rice farming, so field crops have long formed the basis of local food...
Aji no maru-zushi (whole horse mackerel sushi)
Yonozu, Saiki City
Saiki City, in southeastern Oita, is the largest city by area in Kyushu...
Atama ryori (fish head dish)Wi
Taketa City
Taketa City, in southwestern Oita, is surrounded by the Kuju mountains, the Aso outer rim, and Mt. Sobo...
Gomadashi (sesame fish paste)
Saiki City
Saiki City, the largest in Kyushu by area, is known as a fishing town rich in seafood...
Ayu-uruka (fermented ayu innards)
Mikuma River, Ono River basin
The Mikuma River, an upstream tributary of the Chikugo River, is the prefecture's longest river at 107 km...
Kujaku (peacock-patterned rolled fish cake)Wi
Kamae district, Saiki City
Saiki City, in southeastern Oita, covers 903.12 square kilometers...
Simmered yuzu peel
Hita City, Kusu Town, Taketa City
Oita is Japan's top yuzu citron producer, with yuzu trees found throughout the prefecture...
Aimaze (mixed simmered vegetables)
Taketa City
Taketa City, in southwestern Oita, is surrounded by the Kuju mountains, the Aso outer rim, and Mt. Sobo...
Koneri (miso-simmered summer vegetables)SuAu
Bungo-ono City
Made by frying summer vegetables such as eggplant and bitter melon in oil, then seasoning with dashi-thinned miso...
Sake manju (fermented rice bun)SpSuWi
Taketa City, Bungo-ono City
The Hobi region, made up of Taketa City and Bungo-ono City in southwestern Oita, lies at the foot of Mt. Sobo...
Yudemochi (boiled sweet bean dumpling)
Taketa City, Bungo-ono City
Much of Oita once had poor drainage unsuited to flooded rice paddies...
Ishigaki mochi (sweet potato dumpling)SpWi
Throughout Oita Prefecture
Wheat-based food culture is deeply rooted in Oita, once unsuited to rice farming...
Taimen (celebratory sea bream noodles)
Himeshima Village
About 20 minutes by ferry from Imi Port in Kunisaki City lies Himeshima, a remote island at the western edge of the Seto Inland Sea...
Kenchan (simmered root vegetables and tofu)Wi
Kunisaki City
Occupying the eastern side of the Kunisaki Peninsula, which juts into the Seto Inland Sea, facing the Suo Sea...
Ganjiru (river crab soup)AuWi
Usa City area
Usa City sits at the base of the Kunisaki Peninsula, bordered to the north by the Suo Sea...
Toriijiru (chicken soup)SuWi
Bungo-ono region
Oita, where households buy more chicken per year than almost anywhere else in Japan, has long made soups with chicken...
Toriten (fried chicken tempura)
Throughout Oita Prefecture
Oita is known for eating a lot of chicken; a 2019 survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of prefectural capitals and major cities...
Taraosa (dried cod)Su
Hita, Kusu region
A dried cod product eaten in the inland Hita and Kusu areas of the prefecture...
Mosso-zushi (molded sushi)
Nakatsu City, Usa City
Nakatsu City, at the northwestern edge of Oita, and neighboring Usa City have long made mosso-zushi...
Okata-zushi (bean and horse mackerel sushi)Su
Takenaka district, Oita City
Oita has many regional sushi dishes; this one is handed down in the Takenaka district of Oita City...
Amimeshi (mysid shrimp rice)Au
Usa City, Nakatsu City, Bungotakada City area
The Buzen Sea, stretching from eastern Fukuoka to the northern Oita coast, has extensive tidal flats due to its shallow waters...
Ohan and ohan-kayaku (yellow rice with topping)
Usuki City
Usuki City, in southeastern Oita, stretches in a long oval toward the Hoyo Strait...
Torimeshi (chicken rice)
Throughout Oita Prefecture
Oita households buy more chicken per year than almost anywhere else in Japan, and chicken is a deeply rooted traditional ingredient...
Hyuga-don (marinated tuna rice bowl)
Tsukumi City
About 14 km from Tsukumi Port in Tsukumi City lies Hodo Island, in the Bungo Channel, long a fishing community...
Yaseuma (wheat noodles with soybean flour)Su
Throughout Oita Prefecture
A traditional treat made by boiling flattened kneaded wheat dough and coating it with kinako soybean flour and sugar...
Hocho (hand-pulled wheat noodles)Su
Hetsugi district, Oita City, Ono River basin
Grain farming based on dry fields has long been common in Oita; flour milled from harvested wheat, called jiko...
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