Niigata City became the first in Japan to spend on eating out for ramen

Last year, Niigata City became the number one in Japan for the first time, overtaking Yamagata City, which aimed to be the number one in Japan for the ninth consecutive year, due to the cost of eating out for ramen.

On the 8th of this month, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced the results of a household survey conducted last year on prefectural capitals and ordinance-designated cities nationwide.

Niigata City, which was second for three consecutive years until the end of the year, was 13,734 yen per household due to the cost of eating out for "Chuka Soba" such as ramen, and Yamagata City, which aimed to be the best in Japan for nine consecutive years, was 300 yen. It surpassed and became the first in Japan.

About the first ramen shop in Japan A man who visited a ramen shop in Higashi-ku, Niigata said, "I've been eating ramen since I was little. There are many delicious ramen shops in Niigata, so I think I've become the best in Japan." I did.

Mr. Naoshi Fujino, who runs a ramen shop, said, "I'm glad to take the number one spot that Yamagata City has protected for eight consecutive years. Niigata City has various types of ramen, and children and grandmothers have ramen together. I see a lot of people eating ramen, so I think ramen is rooted on a daily basis. "

Yamagata City misses the best in Japan for 9 consecutive years

Yamagata City has been number one in Japan for eight consecutive years, but last year it was 13,434 yen, 300 yen below Niigata City and ranked second, missing the number one in Japan for nine consecutive years.

Yamagata City was 13,434 yen per household, including delivery, which was 777 yen higher than the adult, but rival Niigata City was 13,734 yen, an increase of 2356 yen from the adult, 300 yen higher than Yamagata City. Became the first in Japan, Yamagata City missed the number one in Japan for the ninth consecutive year.

Fujiko Arai, manager of a ramen shop in Yamagata City, said, "Yamagata is a prefecture that has cold ramen in the summer and consumes ramen throughout the year, and there are many shops per capita, so I was really looking forward to it. I would like to do my best so that everyone can visit the store further in order to recapture it. "