世論 What Japan Thinks

Today’s dose of sillyness is as usual from goo Ranking, looking at the ideal situation for a first kiss, for both men and women. Note that the sample for this group is in their teens and twenties only.

Demographics

Between the 11th and 15th of July 2008 1,064 members of the goo Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 55.9% of the sample were female, 10.3% in their teens and 89.7% in their twenties. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample.

My first kiss in Japan was in a location not featuring in the ranking, down a dark alley behind some vending machines. Romantic, eh?

Ranking results

Q: What is your ideal situation for a first kiss? (Sample size=595, men)

Rank		Score
1	While gazing at the night-time view (of a city, etc)	100
2	In an empty classroom	90.8
3	Under a star-filled sky	80.7
4	In a location with memories for the both of us	79.8
5	In my/her room	70.6
6	Riding a ferris wheel during a date	68.8
7	On a park bench	66.1
8	On the road back from school	60.6
9	In a car	54.1
10	Viewing the sunset over the sea	50.5

Q: What is your ideal situation for a first kiss? (Sample size=469, women)

Rank		Score
1	In an empty classroom	100
2	While gazing at the night-time view (of a city, etc)	90.6
3=	Under a star-filled sky	79.4
3=	Riding a ferris wheel during a date	79.4
5	In a car	76.1
6	In a location with memories for the both of us	75.0
7	Viewing the sunset over the sea	71.1
8	In my/her room	65.6
9	On a park bench	64.4
10	On the road back from school	63.3