Last year, Miyazaki City surpassed Hamamatsu City and Utsunomiya City, which are the top two gyoza cities, to become the number one purchaser of gyoza per household in Japan for the second consecutive year.
According to last year's household budget survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, announced on the morning of the 7th, the amount of dumplings purchased per household last year
was 4,053 yen for Miyazaki City, which ranked first , and
3,763
yen for Utsunomiya City, which ranked second.
Hamamatsu City came in 3rd place with 3434 yen, and
Miyazaki City was the best in Japan for the second year in a row.
At around 9:30 am, Aika Watanabe, chairman of the Miyazaki City Gyoza Council, made gyoza restaurants. I was busy with correspondence such as pasting a sticker written as such on the pack of dumplings for takeout.
Miyazaki City Achieved double crown for the second consecutive year in terms of purchase amount and frequency
In addition, Miyazaki City also won the top spot for the frequency of gyoza purchases for the third consecutive year, and achieved the double crown for the second consecutive year in terms of purchase amount and frequency.
Watanabe, chairman of the Miyazaki City Gyoza Council, said, "I want to do my best to make Miyazaki gyoza a new specialty. I'm still not as good as my predecessors in Utsunomiya and Hamamatsu, but I want to continue to liven things up with gyoza." was talking
Utsunomiya City in second place
Utsunomiya City moved up one place from the previous year, but did not become number one in Japan for the first time in three years.
At Utsunomiya City Hall, the staff of the Tourism Exchange Division, who are in charge of PR for gyoza, watched the announcement in front of the computer and received the results with a calm expression.
Utsunomiya City analyzes that the reason for raising the ranking by one is that last year the "Utsunomiya Gyoza Festival" was held for the first time in three years, and the citizens' interest in gyoza increased.
Saya Jinno, the director of the Utsunomiya City Tourism Exchange Division, said, "I'm not happy or sad about the ranking, but I'm happy that Utsunomiya City is attracting attention for gyoza. We will continue to work on creating the charm of the city centered on gyoza. I want to."