Around **** thousand tons of horse meat were produced in Japan in 2023, down from around **** thousand tons in the previous year.
While horse meat is an uncommon ingredient in the Japanese diet, dishes that include horse meat are commonly found in bars or barbecue restaurants. Basashi, for example, is thinly sliced horse meat served and consumed raw.
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e-Stat (Japan). (June 28, 2024). Horse meat production volume of the agricultural industry in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/646460/japan-horse-meat-production-volume/
e-Stat (Japan). "Horse meat production volume of the agricultural industry in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. June 28, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/646460/japan-horse-meat-production-volume/
e-Stat (Japan). (2024). Horse meat production volume of the agricultural industry in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/646460/japan-horse-meat-production-volume/
e-Stat (Japan). "Horse Meat Production Volume of The Agricultural Industry in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Jun 2024, /statistics/646460/japan-horse-meat-production-volume/
e-Stat (Japan), Horse meat production volume of the agricultural industry in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/646460/japan-horse-meat-production-volume/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Horse meat production volume of the agricultural industry in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/646460/japan-horse-meat-production-volume/
