II．Overview of bowling alleys

- Sharp decrease in utilization fee sales due to a drop in users - -Number of bowling alleys 994 bowling alleys (up 1.0% compared to 1998) -Number of persons engaged 14,442 persons -Annual sales ¥120.9 billion Per bowling alley ¥121.64 million Per person engaged ¥8.37 million Of those, revenue of utilization fees ¥102.5 billion -Annual number of users 86.48 million users (down 13.0% compared to 1998) -Annual number of games 226.28 million games (down 11.4% compared to 1998) -Number of lanes 29,414 lanes (up 0.1% compared to 1998) 1. Number of bowling alleys

The number of bowling alleys in 2001 was 994. Compared to the previous survey (1998), the number increased of 10 bowling alleys, which showed an increase by 1.0% from the previous time for the three consecutive surveys, however, the growth rate remained the low level (up 0.3% of the ratio of the previous survey). This is because the bowling alleys were provided with by the suburban-type shopping centers with wide commercial zones or complex leisure facilities. On the other hand, there were some bowling alleys discontinues or closed business in the metropolitan areas, moreover, it can be considered that diversification of people’s leisure time spent or a change in needs for the leisure industry was affected.

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1) By legal status (by capital size)

When viewing the number of bowling alleys by leagal status, the “company” numbered 965 (composition ratio of 97.1%), thus, almost bowling alleys were company. The “individual” numbered 19 (composition ratio of 1.9%) and the “corporation and body other than company” numbered 10 (1.0% id.).

By capital size, the bowling alleys with a capital of “less than ¥50 million” numbered 614 (61.8% id.) and those with “over ¥50 million” numbered 351 (35.3% id.), therefore, the share of the bowling alleys with smaller capital size was high.

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Number of the bowling alleys by legal status and capital size

1998 2001 Composition ratio (%)

Increase/decrease Comparison to

1998 (%)

Total number of bowling alleys 984 994 100.0 10 1.0

Company 962 965 97.1 3 0.3

Less than ¥50 million 614 61.8

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Corporation and body other than company

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Individual 16 19 1.9 3 18.8

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2) By employment scale

When viewing the number of bowling alleys by employment scale, the bowling alleys with “10 to 29 persons engaged” numbered 596 (composition ratio of 60.0%), those with “1 to 9 persons engaged” numbered 332 (33.4% id.) and those with “over 30 persons engaged” numbered 66 (6.6% id.), so most of bowling alleys had less than 29 persons engaged.

Number of bowling alleys by employment scale

2001 Composition ratio (%)

Total number of bowling alleys 994 100.0

1 to 9 persons 332 33.4

10 to 29 persons 596 60.0

Over 30 persons 66 6.6

3) By scale of lane scale When observing the number of bowling alleys by lane scale, bowling alleys with “20 to 39 lanes” numbered

616 (composition ratio of 62.0%), accounting for a little over 60%, those with “less than 19 lanes” numbered 190 (19.1% id.) and those with “over 40 lanes” numbered 188 (18.9% id.). Compared to the previous survey, although the bowling alleys with “20 to 39 lanes” which accounted for the majority increased, other bowling alleys decreased.

Number of the bowling alleys by lane scale

1998 2001 Composition ratio (%)

Increase/decrease Composition

ratio (%)

Total number of bowling alleys 984 994 100.0 10 1.0

Less the 19 lanes 191 190 19.1 -1 -0.5

20 to 39 lanes 600 616 62.0 16 2.7

Over 40 lanes 193 188 18.9 -5 -2.6 4) By category of business

When viewing the number of bowling alleys by caterory of business, the bowling alley-centered category numbered 556 (composition ratio of 55.9%) (Note), accounting for approximately 60%, the co-existence type bowling alleys (Note) numbered 299 (30.1% id.) and the incidental-facility type bowling alleys (Note) numbered 139 (14.0% id.).

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Number of bowling alleys by category of business

1998 2001 Composition ratio (%)

Increase/decrease Composition

ratio (%)

Total number of bowling alleys 984 994 100.0 10 1.0 Bowling alley-centered 537 556 55.9 19 3.5 Co-existence 307 299 30.1 - 8 -2.6

Incidental facility 140 139 14.0 - 1 -0.7

(Note) Regarding category of business Bowling alley-centered: The main business is a bowling alley with some general incidental facilities such as a

pro shop, restaurants (including coffee shops and bars) and meeting rooms. Coexistence: The bowling alley is grouped along with other facilities such as pools, billiards,

ping-pong tables, golf driving ranges, tennis courts, karaoke boxes and saunas. Incidental facility: The bowling alley is just one facility at a general leisure center, or it is one of the

facilities at hotel, leisure part or shopping center. 2. Number of persons engaged

The number of persons engaged in bowling alleys in 2001 was 14,442. Of those, the acceptance ratio of the “persons temporarily transferred and dispatched (accepted) was 1.2%, among 8 business categories (Note) in the leisure-related industry in this survey; this is the industry low in the acceptance ratio of the person temporarily transferred and dispatched. .

In addition, the number of person engaged per bowling alley was 14.5.

(Note) Regarding business categories subject to the leisure-related industry in this survey, refer to the “Remarks on the Survey on Selected Service Industries”

Number of persons engaged

Number of persons engaged (persons)

Composition ratio(%)

Total 14,442 100.0

Males 9,566 66.2

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Females 4,876 33.8

Solo proprietors, unpaid family workers or paid executives 677 4.7

Regular employees 13,191 91.3 Full-timers 4,997 34.6

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Management & sales 1,961 13.6

Receptionists 8,010 55.5

Machinery 1,576 10.9 Instructors 541 3.7 Concession stand (directly managed), other 2,176 15.1

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1) By gender

When viewing the number of persons engaged by gender, “males” numbe66.2%) and “females” numbered 4,876 (33.8% id.), accordingly, the share offemales in the number of persons engaged of bowling alleys was low in thesurvey. For a reason for this, bowling alleys are regarded to be the difficult ebusiness hours extend to midnight. 2) By type of employment

When observing the number of persons engaged by type of employ8,194 (composition ratio of 56.7%) and the “full-timers” numbered 4,997 (34.6accounted for over 90%. The “solo proprietors, unpaid-family workers or paid eid.), the “temporary employees” numbered 396 (2.7% id.) and the “persodispatched (accepted)” numbered 178 (1.2% id.) which were a slight number. 3) By department

When viewing the number of persons engaged by department, persondepartment” accounted for 55.5% , followed by those in the “concession standdepartment”, “management and sales department”, “machine department” and “i 3. Annual sales

The annual sales of bowling alleys in 2001 marked 120.9 billion. Of thoserevenue” sharply decreased by 22.0% compared to the previous survey (1998), two consecutive surveys due to a reflect of a decrease in users in 1998 and 2001.

Furthermore, the annual sales per bowling alley marked ¥121.64 million anmarked 8.37 million. 1) By income classification

When viewing the annual sales by income classification, the “utilization fee(composition ratio of 84.8%) and the “other revenue” including concession staor revenue of rental shoes marked ¥17.5 billion (14.4% id.).

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Total number of persons engaged Solo proprietors,family workers or paid executives Regular employees

Full-timers

Part-timers

Temporary employees Persons temporarily transferred

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red 9,566 (composition ratio of males was high. The share of leisure-related industry in this nvironment for females because

ment, “part-timers” numbered % id.), thus, regular employees xecutives” numbered 677 (4.7% ns temporarily transferred and

s engaged in the “receptionist (direct management), and other nstructors department”.

, the main-force “utilization fee which showed a decrease for the d the annual sales per employee

revenue” marked ¥102.5 billion nd revenue (direct management)

Annual sales by income classification

1998 （¥1 million）

2001 （¥1 million） Composition ratio

(%) Comparison to 1998

(%) Annual sales in total … 120,908 100.0 …

Utilization fee revenue 131,524 102,538 84.8 -22.0

Enrollment fee revenue 166 131 0.1 -21.1

Annual & monthly membership fee revenue 663 776 0.6 17.0

Other revenue (Including concession stand revenue <direct managed>） … 17,463 14.4 …

2) By employment scale

When viewing the annual sales by employment scale, the sales were the highest at bowling alleys with “10 to 29 persons engaged” marked ¥84.6 billion (composition ratio of 70.0%), followed by those with “over 30 persons engaged” marked ¥18.8 billion (15.5% id.), and those with “1 to 9 persons engaged” marked ¥17.5 billion (14.5% id.).

Annual sales by employment scale

Annual sales per unit (¥10,000)

2001 (¥1 million) Composition ratio

(%) Per bowling alley Per person engaged

Annual sales in total 120,908 100.0 12,164 837

1 to 9 persons engaged 17,499 14.5 5,271 886

10 to 29 persons engaged 84,637 70.0 14,201 856

Over 30 persons engaged 18,771 15.5 28,441 726

When viewing the annual sales per bowling alley by employment scale, the sales were the highest at bowling alleys with “over 30 persons engaged” marked 284.41 million, as the employment scale became larger, the sales also became higher.

On the other hand, when viewing the annual sales per person engaged, the sales were the highest at bowling alleys with “1 to 9 persons engaged” marked ¥8.86 million, as the employment scale became larger, the annual sales per person engaged became smaller. This is because many part-timers for shorter working hours involved as the scale became larger.

Annual sales per unit by employment scale

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3) By lane scale When viewing the annual sales by lane scale, the sales were the highest at bowling alleys with “20 to

39 lanes” marked ¥70.9 billion (composition ratio of 58.6%), followed by those with” over 40 lanes” marked ¥4.12 billion (34.1% id.), thus, bowling alleys with over 20 lanes accounted for 90% of the annual sales.

When viewing the annual sales per bowling alley by lane scale, the sales at bowling alleys with “over 40 lanes” showed the highest sales marked ¥219.13 million.

Annual sales by lane scale

Annual sales per unit (¥10,000)

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2001 (¥1 million)

Composition ratio (%)

Comparison to 1998 (%) Per bowling alley Per lane

Annual sales in total 169,770 120,908 100.0 -28.8 12,164 411

Less the 19 lanes 12,120 8,849 7.3 -27.0 4,657 333

20 to 39 lanes 99,412 70,862 58.6 -28.7 11,504 413

Over 40 lanes 58,238 41,197 34.1 -29.3 21,913 429 4. Number of users and games

The annual number of users at bowling alleys in 2001 was 86.48 million (down 13.0% compared to the previous (1998) survey), a decrease for the two consecutive years. The annual number of games marked 226.28 million (down 11.4% id.), a decrease for the three consecutive surveys. In addition, the annual number of users per bowling alley was 87,007, a decrease by 13.8% id., a decrease for the three consecutive surveys. 1) Annual number of users

The annual number of users was 86.48 million and the comparison from the previous survey decreased by4.5%, which showed a decrease of 4% from the previous ration for the two consecutive surveys.

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Annual growth rate conpared to the previous survey(%)

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When viewing the annual number of users by lane scale, users at bowling alleys with “20 to 39 lanes” accounted for approximately 60% of the total, compared to the previous survey, this sharply decreased in all scales with a number of two figures.

Annual number of users by lane scale

Annual number of users (persons) per unit

1998 (persons)

2001 (persons)

Composition ratio (%)

Comparison to 1998

(%) Per bowling alley Per lane

Annual number of users in total 99,369,736 86,484,720 100.0 -13.0 87,007 2,940

Less the 19 lanes 7,811,474 6,475,553 7.5 -17.1 34,082 2,438

20 to 39 lanes 57,873,345 51,854,212 60.0 -10.4 84,179 3,022

Over 40 lanes 33,684,917 28,154,955 32.6 -16.4 149,760 2,933 2) Number of users by month

When observing the annual number of users, the number was the highest in March including spring holiday season (9.11 million persons, composition ratio of 10.5%) and January including winter vacation season (8.31 million persons, 10.5% id.), followed by August during summer vacations (8.31 million persons, 9.6% id.). As a reason for this, since there were many young users compared to other leisure-related industries in this survey, many users existed especially during off-school periods. On the other hand, the number of users was relatively stable in months other than those.

Incidentally, the number of users sharply decreased from the previous survey, thus, when viewing the number by month, it decreased with a number of two figures.

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3) Number of users by day of the week

When viewing the annual number of users by day of the week, regarding the ratios between “Monday to Friday” and “Saturday, Sunday and holidays”, the ratio of “Saturday, Sunday and holidays” was higher until 1995, however, the ratio of “Monday to Friday” was slightly exceeded and also remained on the almost same level in 2001.

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Transition in the number of users by day of the week

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(Note) Regarding “Friday”, it was started to be surveyed since the 1998 survey. 4) Number of games

The annual number of games was 226.28 million, a decrease by 11.4% compared to the previous survey, which showed the decrease for the three consecutive surveys. In a similar manner with the trend by month of the number of users, the number was higher in March (23.24 million games, composition ratio of 10.3%), January (22.90 million games, 10.1% id.) and August (21.22 million games, 9.4% id.) than that of other months; either of months exceeded 20 million games.

In addition, the number of games per user was 2.55 in 1995, 2.57 in 1998 and 2.62 in 2001, which tended to

slightly increase. This is because users to desire to play were stimulated by introducing new game methods such as diffusion of automatic scorers, shortening of playing time and non-gutter lanes. Incidentally, the average utilization fee (utilization fee revenue/total number of games) was ¥453, a decrease by 12% compared to the previous survey.

Transition in the annual number of games and games per user

Annual number of games

(10,000 games) Comparison

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Number of games Per user (games)

Comparison to 1998 （％）

Utilization fee per game

(¥) Comparison

to 1998 （％）

1987 24,485 … 2.74 … 337 … 1992 29,607 20.9 2.59 -5.5 453 34.4 1995 29,269 -1.1 2.55 -1.5 500 10.4 1998 25,527 -12.8 2.57 0.8 515 3.0 2001 22,628 -11.4 2.62 1.9 453 -12.0

5. Number of lanes

The number of lanes at bowling alleys in 2001 was 29,414, an increase by 20 lanes compared to the previous survey (1998). In addition, the total number of lanes per bowling alley was 29.6, a decrease by 0.3 lanes for the two consecutive surveys. 1) By lane type

When viewing the number of lanes by lane type, the “automatic scorer lanes” numbered 28,345, an increase of 587 lanes compared to the previous time (up 2.1% from the previous survey). The installation ratio of the “automatic scorer lanes” was 79.6% (1992), 90.3% (1995) and 94.4% (1998), so this tended to increase consistently, the ratio reached 96.4% (2001) of the total lanes. On the other hand, the “non-gutter lanes”

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numbered 14,436, a sharp increase by 3,645 lanes compared to the previous survey and the installation ratio was also 49.1%, which reached a half of the total.

Number of lanes by lane type

1998 2001 Composition ratio & installation ratio

(%) Increase/decrease

Composition ratio (%)

Number of bowling alleys 984 994 <<Composition ratio>> 10 1.0

With automatic scorers 915 953 95.9 38 4.2

No automatic scorers 69 41 4.1 -28 -40.6

Total number of lanes 29,394 29,414 <<Installation ratio>> 20 0.1

Of those, automatic scorer lanes 27,758 28,345 96.4 587 2.1

Of those, non-gutter lanes 10,791 14,436 49.1 3,645 33.8

As a result, the number of bowling alleys with automatic scorer lanes was 953, accounting for 95.9%. In such manners, bowling alleys made corporate efforts to increase users by promoting the facility through automatic scorer lanes or non-gutter lanes were introduced.

Number of bowling alleys by the presence of automatic scorers

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6. Number of members

Regarding the number of members, the “corporate members” numbered 37,465 and the “individual members” numbered 664,896. The “individual members” sharply decreased by 24.1% compared to the previous survey (1998).

When viewing the individual members by gender, “male” members numbered 439,344 (composition ratio of 66.1%), whereas, “female” members numbered 225,552 (33.9% id.).

Conditions of the number of members

1998 2001 Composition ratio (%)

Corporate members (members) … 37,465 …

Individual members (members) 876,093 664,896 100.0

Male … 439,344 66.1 Female … 225,552 33.9

When observing the number of members by age group, the number was the highest those in “the 20s” numbered 143,286 (composition ratio of 21.6%), followed by those in “the 30s” numbered 127,902 (19.2% id.) and those in “the 40s” numbered 121,689 (18.3% id.), so both male and female members were in the similar situations.

Conditions of the number of members by age group

2001 Number of members

Total (persons)

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Female (persons)

Composition ratio (%)

Total 664,896 100.0 439,344 100.0 225,552 100.0

Less than 20s 83,007 12.5 53,453 12.2 29,554 13.1

20s 143,286 21.6 99,407 22.6 43,879 19.5

30s 127,902 19.2 84,370 19.2 43,532 19.3

40s 121,689 18.3 80,164 18.2 41,525 18.4

50s 110,666 16.6 71,377 16.2 39,289 17.4

Over 60s 78,346 11.8 50,573 11.5 27,773 12.3 7. Floor area

The total floor area of bowling alleys was 3 million m2, an increase of 6.2% compared to the previous survey (1998) and the total floor area per bowling alley was 3,014 m2, an increase by 5.1% id.

When observing the number of bowling alleys by floor scale, the bowling alleys with “over 4,000 m2” numbered 201 sharply increased (up 21.8% from the previous survey), whereas, the total floor area decreased in other scales such as those with “less than 2,000 m2” numbered 316 (down 6.5% id.), those with “3,000 to 4,000 m2” numbered 186 (down 1.1% id.) and those with “2,000 to 3,000 m2” numbered 291 (down 0.7% id.).

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Total floor area of bowling alleys Number of bowling alleys Less than 2000m2 2000m2 to 3000m2 to Over4000m2

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1992 2,435 -9.0 326 -4.7 251 -0.8 146 -15.6 149 -6.3 2,792 -3.3

1995 2,677 9.9 316 -3.1 259 3.2 171 17.1 163 9.4 2,945 5.5

1998 2,821 5.4 338 7.0 293 13.1 188 9.9 165 1.2 2,867 -2.6

2001 2,996 6.2 316 -6.5 291 -0.7 186 -1.1 201 21.8 3,014 5.1

8. Annual sales and annual operating costs of establishments in total

The annual sales of the total establishments engaging in bowling alleys marked ¥227.6 billion. Of those, the “bowling alley sector” marked ¥120.9 billion and the “other bowling alley sector” marked 106.7 billion, therefore, the “other bowling alley sector” accounted for a little less than 50% of establishments in total.

Annual sales of establishments in total

2001

(¥1 million) Composition ratio

(%)

Annual sales of establishments in total 227,620 100.0

Total bowling alley sector 120,908 53.1

Total other sector other than bowling alley sector 106,711 46.9

Other sport facility revenue 11,727 5.2

Concession stand (direct management) sales revenue 19,997 8.8

Other revenue 74,987 32.9

When viewing the annual sales in the other bowling alley sector by income classification, the “other revenue” marked ¥75 billion (composition ratio 32.9%), the “concession stand (direct management) sales revenue” marked ¥20 billion (8.8% id.) and the “other sport facility revenue” marked ¥11.7 billion (5.2% id.).

The annual operating costs of the total establishments engaging in bowling alleys (including the other

bowling alley sector” marked ¥206.5 billion and the share of the annual operating cost in the annual sales of establishments in total was 90.7%. When viewing the breakdown, the “other operating costs” marked ¥91.7 billion (composition ratio of 44.4%), the “total salary paid” marked ¥53.9 billion (26.1% id.), the “rental costs” marked ¥30.5 billion (14.8% id.), the “facility management costs” marked ¥17.3 billion (8.4% id.) and the “concession stand (direct management) sales costs” marked ¥13.1 billion (6.3% id.).

Annual operating costs of establishment in total

2001 (¥1 million) Composition ratio

(%) Annual operating cost 206,459 100.0

Total salary paid 53,892 26.1

Facility management costs 17,292 8.4

Rental costs 30,500 14.8

Land & buildings 23,409 11.3

Machinery & equipment 7,091 3.4

Concession stand (direct management) sales costs 13,097 6.3

Other operating costs 91,679 44.4

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9. Trend by prefecture 1) Number of bowling alleys

When observing the number of bowling alleys by prefecture, the number was the highest in Tokyo numbered 70 (composition ratio of 7.0%), followed by Osaka numbered 62 (6.2% id.), Hokkaido numbered 59 (5.9% id.), Kanagawa numbered 58 (5.8% id.), Saitama, Chiba, Aichi, Fukuoka, Hyogo and Shizuoka, of top-ranking 10 prefectures, 4 prefectures indicated over 50 bowling alleys, and the top-ranking 8 prefectures have cities designated by cabinet order (including special wards).

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Compared to the previous survey (1998), the number of bowling alleys increased in 14 prefectures including Kanagawa and Hokkaido with an increase of mover than 10 alleys, on the other hand, it decreased in 23 prefectures such as Hyogo and Nagano including Tokyo and Osaka of the 2 large economic zones, the number maintained on the same level in the remaining 10 prefectures.

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Number of bowling alleys by prefecture

1998 2001 Composition ratio (%)

Difference from 1998

1998 2001 Composition ratio (%)

Difference from 1998

National total 984 994 100.0 10 Mie 18 22 2.2 4

Hokkaido 48 59 5.9 11 Shiga 10 10 1.0 -Aomori 16 15 1.5 -1 Kyoto 13 18 1.8 5 Iwate 12 11 1.1 -1 Osaka 65 62 6.2 -3 Miyagi 15 15 1.5 - Hyogo 42 35 3.5 -7 Akita 16 16 1.6 - Nara 11 11 1.1 -Yamagata 11 11 1.1 - Wakayama 12 10 1.0 -2 Fukushima 16 18 1.8 2 Tottori 6 5 0.5 -1 Ibaraki 24 24 2.4 - Shimane 9 8 0.8 -1 Tochigi 15 17 1.7 2 Okayama 18 20 2.0 2 Gunma 8 16 1.6 8 Hiroshima 27 24 2.4 -3 Saitama 38 42 4.2 4 Yamaguchi 15 14 1.4 -1 Chiba 46 42 4.2 -4 Tokushima 5 5 0.5 -Tokyo 73 70 7.0 -3 Kagawa 10 10 1.0 -Kanagawa 44 58 5.8 14 Ehime 13 13 1.3 -Niigata 17 22 2.2 5 Kochi 6 7 0.7 1 Toyama 8 10 1.0 2 Fukuoka 43 40 4.0 -3 Ishikawa 10 12 1.2 2 Saga 9 8 0.8 -1 Fukui 10 9 0.9 -1 Nagasaki 14 13 1.3 -1 Yamanashi 12 9 0.9 -3 Kumamoto 20 18 1.8 -2 Nagano 23 18 1.8 -5 Oita 12 11 1.1 -1 Gifu 23 19 1.9 -4 Miyazaki 12 10 1.0 -2 Shizuoka 35 33 3.3 -2 Kagoshima 16 14 1.4 -2 Aichi 40 40 4.0 - Okinawa 18 20 2.0 2

2) Annual sales

When viewing the annual sales by prefecture, Tokyo marked ¥13 billion, accounting for 10.7% of the national total, followed by Osaka marked ¥11.1 billion (composition ratio of 9.2%), consequently, these top-ranking two prefectures exceeded ¥10 billion in the annual sales

Annual sales by prefecture (top-ranking 10 prefectures)

Per bowling alley

Prefecture Number of bowling alleys

Annual sales (¥1 million)

Composition ratio (%)

Annual number of users

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Annual number of users （persons）

National total 994 120,908 100.0 86,484,720 12,164 87,007

1st Tokyo 70 12,981 10.7 8,089,045 18,544 115,5582nd Osaka 62 11,065 9.2 7,138,893 17,847 115,1433rd Kanagawa 58 8,743 7.2 5,756,509 15,073 99,2504th Aichi 40 8,302 6.9 6,059,397 20,755 151,4855th Saitama 42 5,874 4.9 4,078,013 13,986 97,0966th Hokkaido 59 5,726 4.7 3,822,531 9,705 64,7897th Fukuoka 40 5,252 4.3 3,982,877 13,131 99,5728th Hyogo 35 5,038 4.2 3,297,198 14,394 94,2069th Chiba 42 5,036 4.2 3,366,932 11,991 80,16510th Shizuoka 33 3,433 2.8 2,723,335 10,402 82,525

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When observing the annual sales per bowling alley, Aichi marked the highest at 207.55 million, followed by Tokyo marked ¥185.44 million, Kyoto marked ¥182.37 million, Osaka marked ¥178.47 million and Kanagawa marked ¥150.73 million. 3) Number of users

When observing the annual number of users by prefecture, the number was the highest in Tokyo numbered 8.09 million, followed by Osaka numbered 7.14 million, Aichi numbered 6.06 million, Kanagawa numbered 5.76 million and Saitama numbered 4.08 million, of those, the top-ranking 4 prefectures exceeded 5 million users.

When viewing the annual number of users per bowling alley, the number was the highest in Aichi numbered 151,485, followed by Kyoto numbered 125,038, Tokyo numbered 115,558, Osaka numbered 115,143, Okinawa numbered 113,088, Tokushima numbered 110,647, Ishikawa numbered 108,329, Fukuoka numbered 99,572 and Kanagawa numbered 99,250, those top-ranking 7 prefectures exceeded 100,000 users.

In such manners, although the number of users was higher in Kanto economic zone (Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba) than Kinki economic zone (Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo), the number of users per bowling alley in Kinki economic zone was higher than that in Kanto economic zone.

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4) Number of lanes

When viewing the number of lanes by prefecture, the number was the highest in Tokyo numbered 2,340), followed by Osaka (2,274), Aichi (1,778), Kanagawa (1,615) and Hokkaido (1,529), of those, only Tokyo and Osaka exceeded 2,000 lanes.

When viewing the number of lanes per bowling alley, the number was the highest in Aichi (44.5 lanes),

followed by Ishikawa (37.2 lanes), Fukuoka (36.8), Osaka (36.7), Kyoto (35.8), Toyama (35.6), Tokushima (33.6), Tokyo (33.4) and Nara (32.0).

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Chiba) was higher than that in Kinki economic zone (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Nara); the number of lanes per bowling alley in Kinki economic zone was higher.

The installation ratio of automatic score lanes, the ratio was 100% n 14 prefectures including Aichi and

Hyogo, the ratio was over 95% in 17 prefectures such as Osaka (99.6%), Miyazaki (98.9%) and Tokyo (98.9%).

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The installation ratio of non-gutter lanes, the ratio was over 50% in 22 prefectures such as Wakayama (70.8%) and Hyogo (69.7%), however, the ratio was around 30% in the economic zones such as Tokyo and Kyoto, thus, the ratio was greatly lowered down the national average.

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2) Installation ratio of non-gutter lanes

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