According to monthly surveys conducted during the fiscal year 2022 in Japan, the total number of dinners eaten at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan amounted to roughly 1.14 billion. This was an increase compared to the previous two years, but was still significantly below pre-COVID-19 pandemic values.
Total number of dinners eaten at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022
(in billions)
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**
Age group
20-69 years
Special properties
cumulative number of dinners taken at restaurants in metropolitan areas; survey respondents were residents of 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.
Annual average respondents during the year based on monthly surveys. Weighted figures.
Number of respondents during previous years: 2021: 9,762 2020: 10,000 2019: 9,993 2018: 10,072 2017: 10.087 2016: 10,215
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Hot Pepper. (September 27, 2023). Total number of dinners eaten at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421841/japan-total-number-dinners-eaten-restaurants-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper. "Total number of dinners eaten at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in billions)." Chart. September 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421841/japan-total-number-dinners-eaten-restaurants-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper. (2023). Total number of dinners eaten at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421841/japan-total-number-dinners-eaten-restaurants-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper. "Total Number of Dinners Eaten at Restaurants in Metropolitan Areas in Japan from Fiscal Year 2016 to 2022 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421841/japan-total-number-dinners-eaten-restaurants-metropolitan-areas/
Hot Pepper, Total number of dinners eaten at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421841/japan-total-number-dinners-eaten-restaurants-metropolitan-areas/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total number of dinners eaten at restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2022 (in billions) [Graph], Hot Pepper, September 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1421841/japan-total-number-dinners-eaten-restaurants-metropolitan-areas/
