73% of Tokyo will use an umbrella from light rain Okinawa will not use an umbrella if it rains lightly-Weathernews

2022/06/04 07:21 Weathernews

Is it the type to put an umbrella immediately when it rains even a little?

Weathernews conducted a questionnaire survey on “umbrellas” for users of the smartphone app “Weathernews”.

The rate of holding an umbrella from light rain is 73% in Tokyo. On the other hand, Okinawa, which does not care regarding getting wet, and Hokkaido, which is a motorized society, have 48%, showing a cultural difference with respect to rain.

The majority is “from light rain”

Please choose one of the four options, “If it rains suddenly”, “If it rains lightly”, “If it rains firmly”, and “If it rains heavily”. I did.

As a result, “from light rain” accounted for the majority at 55%.

Other than that, 32% answered “if it fell firmly” and 10% answered “if it fell suddenly”.

Different rain cultures in Tokyo, Okinawa and Hokkaido

Looking at the total ratio of “if it rains” and “from light rain” by prefecture, it was 73% in Tokyo. It is 8 points higher than the national average of 65%, and it can be seen that many people hold an umbrella from light rain.

On the other hand, in Okinawa, 48%, and in the case of light rain, the majority (52%) did not use an umbrella. A person from Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, answered, “I will not do as much as I can unless I get soaked.”

Surprisingly, Hokkaido was 48%, the same as Okinawa. If the main means of transportation is a car, it is only necessary to keep the rain from the building to the car for a short time, so it seems that there are many cases where a little rain does not put an umbrella.

・ “I stopped using umbrellas when transportation became the center of cars.” (Kushiro City, Hokkaido)
・ “Since I travel a lot by car, I often use a hooded haori to surpass it, but if I get off the hood and the parking place is far away, I will put an umbrella.” (Asahikawa City, Hokkaido)

Survey outline

Survey date: May 20, 2022
Number of respondents: 9,894
Question: What kind of rain is it to hold an umbrella?
Answer: If it rains suddenly / From a light rain / If it rains firmly / If it rains a lot, choose one from four

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