Planning on a trip to Japan soon and I am simply trying to unravel the culture a bit before I go.
According to this article: [https://www.insider.com/biggest-differences-japanese-and-american-diets-2018-4#japanese-people-dont-generally-eat-out-as-much-as-americans-2](https://www.insider.com/biggest-differences-japanese-and-american-diets-2018-4#japanese-people-dont-generally-eat-out-as-much-as-americans-2)
[Only 16% of Japanese people](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW4jOlyj-sM) eat out once a week or more. Contrast that with 47% of Americans, which is a huge difference.
How do we reconcile that with these numbers? I’m guessing smaller establishments, but I’ll see what the knowledgeable ones say!
Number of restaurants in the US: Approximately 661,000
Number of restaurants in Japan: Approximately 1,410,000
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Their source is a Jun and Rachel video about fast food.
This survey from 2020 shows very different numbers.
https://seikatsusyukanbyo.com/statistics/2020/010344.php
About 42% of men and 27% of women eat out at least once a week.
not sure, but I’m sure tourism plays a big part in this. What was the age range, if any for the stats? When I was there, my friend (in her twenties) took me to several places that she said she went to with friends often. We also went to a lot of izakayas. I saw a lot of business people going out together almost every night as well. My friend did say her family didn’t often eat out together, unless they were traveling.
Is convenience store food not being counted in this study?
I think you have factor in that many Japanese restaurants are tiny little hole in the wall places that may seat 6 or 8 people. There aren’t many restaurants of that size in the US.