世論 What Japan Thinks

With most train lines stopping around 12 midnight and not resuming until 5 am, there is always the danger of getting one over the eight and missing the last train. So, with this in mind, goo Ranking published the results of a survey conducted towards the end of October into what people did if they had to wait for the first train home. As usual for goo Rankings, there is no demographic information, and scores are the percentages of the top ranking choice.

Note that getting a taxi home is usually an infeasible option as taxis are horrendously expensive once you get past a few kilometres. Also note that family resturants tend to have all-you-can-drink soft drink options, so it is easy to hole up all night nursing a bottomless cup of coffee. The times I’ve missed (sometimes on purpose!) the last train home I’ve ended up in a karaoke box or even walking home, even though it was a good ten kilometres or so!

Q: Where do you pass the time waiting for the first train home?

Rank	Location	Score
1	Manga cafe	100
2	Family resturant, cafe	87.6
3	Karaoke box	43.1
4	Friend’s house	40.6
5	Capsule hotel	39.1
6	Spa	36.9
7	Sauna	35.4
8	Movie theatre	33.9
9	Bookshop	24.3
10	Bar, izakaya	23.0
11	Convenience store	20.3
12	Inside train station	16.6
13	Game centre	12.1
14	24 hour supermarket	10.9
15	On the street or in a park	10.4
16	At the office	10.1
17	Massage parlour	8.9
18	Bowling centre	5.4
19	Beef bowl shop	5.2
20	Ramen shop	5.2