Drugstores the Top Shopping Destination for East Asian Visitors to Japan
15-07-23
A survey of visitors to Japan from Taiwan and Hong Kong found that the most popular places to go shopping were drugstores, supermarkets, and convenience stores.
A recent survey asking about people’s shopping habits when visiting Japan was conducted by Geelee Media Group through its website Let’s Go Japan, which provides tourist information for people from Taiwan and Hong Kong wanting to visit the country. The survey received 2,634 responses.
Asked where they shopped when they visited Japan, 89.9% said “drugstores,” followed by 86.9% with “supermarkets,” and 85.9% saying “convenience stores.” The percentage of respondents who said “department stores” was 76.4%.