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All 50 items, ranked
How many times the national average the #1 city buys, across every item — from Japan's Statistics Bureau "Family Income and Expenditure Survey." The bigger the multiple, the more strongly that food is tied to one place. Items with an "Order" link go straight to that region's products.
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Figures are annual spending/quantity per household (not per person), 2023–2025 average, sorted by the highest multiple of the national average.
| Rank | Item | #1 city | vs. average | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokozuna | Freshwater clams (shijimi) | MatsueShimane Prefecture | 10.3× | Order → |
| Ozeki | Peaches | FukushimaFukushima Prefecture | 8.9× | Order → |
| Ozeki | Crab | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 7.8× | Order → |
| Sekiwake | Castella sponge cake | NagasakiNagasaki Prefecture | 6.6× | Order → |
| Sekiwake | Scallops | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 5.9× | Order → |
| Komusubi | Flounder | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 4.6× | Order → |
| Komusubi | Bonito | KochiKochi Prefecture | 4.5× | Order → |
| Maegashira 1 | Melon | MitoIbaraki Prefecture | 4.1× | Order → |
| Maegashira 2 | Japanese pears | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 4.0× | Order → |
| Maegashira 3 | Pod beans | NiigataNiigata Prefecture | 3.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 4 | Other shellfish | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 3.4× | — |
| Maegashira 5 | Pickled Chinese cabbage | KochiKochi Prefecture | 3.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 6 | Dried bonito flakes | NahaOkinawa Prefecture | 3.3× | Order → |
| Maegashira 7 | Other citrus | MatsuyamaEhime Prefecture | 3.1× | Order → |
| Maegashira 8 | Sardines | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 3.0× | Order → |
| Maegashira 9 | Oysters | HiroshimaHiroshima Prefecture | 3.0× | Order → |
| Maegashira 10 | Sea bream | SagaSaga Prefecture | 2.9× | Order → |
| Maegashira 11 | Shellfish | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 2.8× | — |
| Maegashira 12 | Horse mackerel | MatsueShimane Prefecture | 2.8× | Order → |
| Maegashira 13 | Persimmons | GifuGifu Prefecture | 2.8× | Order → |
| Maegashira 14 | Fried fish cake | KagoshimaKagoshima Prefecture | 2.7× | Order → |
| Maegashira 15 | Fish cake (kamaboko) | SendaiMiyagi Prefecture | 2.5× | Order → |
| Maegashira 16 | Apples | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 2.5× | Order → |
| Maegashira 17 | Meal-kit ingredients | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 2.5× | — |
| Maegashira 18 | Ramen (chuka soba) | YamagataYamagata Prefecture | 2.5× | Order → |
| Maegashira 19 | Dried baby sardines | WakayamaWakayama Prefecture | 2.5× | Order → |
| Maegashira 20 | Kelp | AomoriAomori Prefecture | 2.5× | Order → |
| Maegashira 21 | Taro | YamagataYamagata Prefecture | 2.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 22 | Yellowtail | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 2.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 23 | Shumai dumplings | YokohamaKanagawa Prefecture | 2.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 24 | Green tea | ShizuokaShizuoka Prefecture | 2.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 25 | Manju buns | TottoriTottori Prefecture | 2.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 26 | Pickled seafood | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 2.4× | — |
| Maegashira 27 | Wakame seaweed | MoriokaIwate Prefecture | 2.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 28 | Soba & udon noodles | TakamatsuKagawa Prefecture | 2.4× | Order → |
| Maegashira 29 | Wine | ChibaChiba Prefecture | 2.3× | Order → |
| Maegashira 30 | Grilled meat (yakiniku) | KochiKochi Prefecture | 2.3× | — |
| Maegashira 31 | Bamboo shoots | YamagataYamagata Prefecture | 2.3× | Order → |
| Maegashira 32 | Pickled plums (umeboshi) | WakayamaWakayama Prefecture | 2.3× | Order → |
| Maegashira 33 | Other fruit | YamagataYamagata Prefecture | 2.2× | — |
| Maegashira 34 | Tuna | ShizuokaShizuoka Prefecture | 2.2× | Order → |
| Maegashira 35 | Baby formula | KochiKochi Prefecture | 2.2× | — |
| Maegashira 36 | Salt | NiigataNiigata Prefecture | 2.2× | — |
| Maegashira 37 | Squid | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 2.2× | Order → |
| Maegashira 38 | Other fresh meat | KumamotoKumamoto Prefecture | 2.1× | Order → |
| Maegashira 39 | School lunch | YamagataYamagata Prefecture | 2.1× | — |
| Maegashira 40 | Shochu | MiyazakiMiyazaki Prefecture | 2.1× | Order → |
| Maegashira 41 | Cod roe | KitakyushuFukuoka Prefecture | 2.1× | Order → |
| Maegashira 42 | Salted salmon | NiigataNiigata Prefecture | 2.1× | Order → |
| Maegashira 43 | Oranges | ToyamaToyama Prefecture | 2.1× | — |