Most satisfying food among foreign visitors in Japan 2023

The most popular food among foreign visitors in Japan was meat, according to a survey conducted in 2023. The Japanese cuisine offers a variety of meat-based dishes including rice bowls with meat toppings (donburi), pork cutlet (tonkatsu) or new trend foods like meat sushi. Who spends the most money on culinary tourism?Eating and drinking made up the third largest expense item of inbound tourists in Japan, following shopping and accommodation expenditures. The majority of inbound tourists to Japan arrived from regions in close proximity to the Japanese archipelago. The highest expenses on food and beverages were generated by foreign visitors from China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, respectively. While Chinese visitors led the ranking for the highest accumulated expenses during their stay in Japan, Australian tourists spent the most money on foodstuff on a per person average. The Japanese food service industryThe food service industry in Japan is growing steadily within the domestic HRI sector. Strengthened by a lively tourism sector, businesses specializing in popular Japanese dishes like noodle shops and sushi restaurants were recording an upward trend in sales revenue in recent years. However, with fast food like hamburgers and chicken wings growing popular among Japanese consumers, major franchises like MOS Food Services and McDonald’s Japan arranged their product lines to include Western-style fast food with inspirations taken from the local cuisine.

根据2023年的一项调查，日本最受外国游客欢迎的食物为肉类。日本料理以其多样化的肉类菜品著称，包括肉盖饭（どんぶり）、猪排（とんかつ）以及新兴趋势食品如肉寿司。在美食旅游消费方面，谁投入的资金最为丰厚？餐饮与饮料消费构成了日本入境游客第三大支出项目，仅次于购物与住宿支出。来自与中国、台湾、韩国及香港等地邻近日本的地区的大多数入境游客，其餐饮与饮料消费支出最为高昂。尽管中国游客在日本停留期间的累计消费额位居首位，但澳大利亚游客在人均食品消费方面投入的资金最多。日本的餐饮服务业在日本国内的人力资源行业（HRI）中，餐饮服务业正稳步增长。得益于旅游业之蓬勃发展，专注于诸如拉面店和寿司餐厅等流行日本料理的商家近年来销售营收呈现上升趋势。然而，随着汉堡和鸡翅等快餐在日本消费者中的流行，像MOS Food Services和麦当劳日本这样的主要连锁品牌调整了其产品线，纳入了源自本地料理灵感的西式快餐。