In the past one year Proportion attending exhibitions : 17.3 % Average annual frequency per year : 6.3 times Other leisure activities on this graph: watch video, watch sports, go to theatres, go to movies, go to concerts, play TV games, sing to Karaoke

		Figure 5 shows the scale and changes in expenditure on each item in a family. The proportion of expenditure on interior decoration (including artworks) and admission to cultural facilities (including museums) to the total is very small. Expenditure on interior decoration has increased four times in 20 years, but this rate of increase is not large compared with that of the total expenditure on leisure activities. Expenditure on admission to cultural facilities has decreased in 20 years. The expenditure on food is the largest, and the rate of increase of expenditure on admission to movies and theatres is the highest.

		Figure 6 shows how important and satisfactory different items related ro food, clothing and shelter are for the Japanese. Works of art and exterior architecture are regarded as far less important and satisfactory than the other items. Meals at home and luxury goods are regarded as both highly important and satisfactory. The items related to clothing are regarded as very important.