Recently it was “Kiss Day” in Japan. Given how little you see kissing in public here, perhaps it’s pointless to have a designated day like that.
That being said, apparently Japanese girls like kissing.
In fact, 79.5% of respondents to a (somewhat bizarre) survey said they did, so it’s safe to presume your date would like a smooch. It’s just all about when and where.
51.8% of women said they had kissed someone they weren’t dating (yet), proving it pays at least some of the time to lunge at a club or bar. (Curiously, the number was lower for guys: 58% of them said they had never kissed someone they weren’t dating, though perhaps definitions of “dating” vary between genders.)
More importantly (and useful), what are the best scenarios to kiss your loved one in Japan? When do girls want to be kissed?
Here are the top-scoring scenarios:
4. While being cuddled from behind (11.2% women/3.3% men)
3. A farewell kiss (14% women/22% men)
2. In a place with nobody but the two of you (e.g. a car or elevator) (19.9% women/29.3% men)
1. Being kissed unexpectedly (32.5% women/20.7% men)
The big “trend” from a couple of years ago, kabe-don (where a man corners a woman against a wall, blocking her from leaving with his hand and then leaning in for a kiss), didn’t seem to make the cut.
But the other big question is, how good are Japanese guys and girls at kissing?
