【News】 Japanese Sake most popular souvenir among Chinese tourists growing interests in safety and taste of Japanese foods and beverages (March 8, 2016)
Among souvenirs of foods and beverages purchased by Chinese tourists during their stays in Japan, Japanese sake (an alcoholic drink made from rice) is most satisfactory to them, according to a survey conducted by Japan Finance Corporation (JFC).
500 Chinese people visiting Japan in past twelve months participated in an internet plural-answer survey implemented by JFC this January.
The Japanese sake was rated as the No. 1 souvenir by 50 percent of those Chinese tourists, followed by chocolate snacks (39 percent) and cookies (33 percent). Decisive factors of those tourists in selecting souvenirs of Japanese foods and beverages are mostly “good tastes” and “safety of foods.”
The poll also asked the participants what commodity they would like to purchase if it was possible to buy Japanese products of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in China. 58 percent of the Chinese citizens polled answered “seafood,” followed by “beef” (32 percent), and “Japanese green tea” (22 percent).
“A lot of Chinese tourists enjoyed taking Japanese meals and beverages during their stays in Japan. These experiences have supposedly aroused their appetite for Japanese foods and drinks,” a JFC official said.
(March 8, 2016)