We have investigated a general image of women for “Sushi” eating by means of questionaire to 2,700women composed of three age-levels (20s,40s and 60s or more) from 12 districts of Japan (response rates are 70%).
The results obtained were as follows:
1. “Sushi” has been taken mainly in the evening with thir families in their home regardless of their ages and residential areas.
2. The image and preference for sushi-eating is good, regardless of their ages and residential area, in 5 point rating scale method. As their ages increase, the image of good cheer for “Sushi” becomes marked.
3. There is a tendency that “Sushi” is delived from the sushi store in the east region of Japan and is home-made in the west region.
4. The rate of use for the take-out type “Sushi” is about 88% for women of 20s and 40s and about 73% for the 60s or more. About 60% of women have taken the take-out type “Nigiri”-sushi because of its convenience.
5. Women in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto and Tokai districts prefer the “Nigiri”-type sushi and those in Kansai, Chugoku and Shikoku districts seem to like the “Chirasi”-type (a Kansai-style). A result of cluster analysis for the resemblance by women of 12 districts for the preference to the kind of “Sushi”shows that resemblance between the women in eastern region of Japan and those of Kyushu exists.
