作者综述了日本花生生产的现状及所面临的问题。日本花生栽培面积自1961—1967年一　直保持在90万亩以上。1972年降至78万亩,这主要是因为千叶、茨城两县蔬菜种植面积增加的结果。但在九州各县由于引进新品种和采用塑料薄膜栽培,收益提高,因而有试图扩大花生种植面积的趋势。所栽培的品种主要有关东半立、红皮半立、早生大粒、太考纳、信誉和超立。 The author summarizes the current situation and problems faced by Japan’s peanut production. Japanese peanut cultivation area has been maintained at 90 million mu from 1961-1967. It dropped to 78 million mu in 1972, mainly due to the increase of vegetable planting area in Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures. However, in Kyushu counties, due to the introduction of new varieties and the use of plastic film cultivation, yields have risen and there is a tendency to try to expand peanut plantings. Cultivated varieties mainly related to the East semi-red, semi-red skin, early grain, too Kaunas, reputation and ultra-legislation.