According to surveys conducted during the fiscal year 2022 in Japan, the market size of dining out in metropolitan areas amounted to approximately 3.06 trillion Japanese yen. This was higher than during the previous two years, but was still significantly lower than the values recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Market size of dining out in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022
(in trillion Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2016 to 2022; the fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Number of respondents
9,178 respondents
Age group
20-69 years
Special properties
figures based on estimated expenses of the share of population dining out for dinner at restaurants in Japan's three main metropolitan areas*
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*Respondents were residents of one of the following metropolitan areas:
Capital area, including parts of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture; within a 90-minute train ride to the central area.
Kansai area: Osaka, and parts of Hyogo Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture; within an 80-minute train ride to the central area.
Tokai area: parts of Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture; within a 60-minute train ride to the central area.
The market size is comprised of the estimated total number of meals multiplied by the average expenses per meal.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.66 U.S. dollars or 0.63 euros as of November 2023. Values have been rounded.
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Hot Pepper. (September 27, 2023). Market size of dining out in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421660/japan-market-size-dining-out-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper. "Market size of dining out in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421660/japan-market-size-dining-out-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper. (2023). Market size of dining out in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421660/japan-market-size-dining-out-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper. "Market Size of Dining out in Metropolitan Areas in Japan from Fiscal Year 2016 to 2022 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421660/japan-market-size-dining-out-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper, Market size of dining out in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421660/japan-market-size-dining-out-metropolitan-areas/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Market size of dining out in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], Hot Pepper, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421660/japan-market-size-dining-out-metropolitan-areas/