[2026 Golden Week Survey] 2 Out of 3 People Choose 'Stay-at-Home GW' Due to Soaring Prices
A survey conducted by the saving app 'Resichare' operated by Kurashiru Inc. reveals that 62.1% of respondents plan to spend the 2026 Golden Week at home due to inflation and rising fuel costs. The biggest stressor identified is the daily struggle of meal planning, especially among the parenting generation.
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Kurashiru Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yusuke Horie; hereinafter "Kurashiru"), which operates the saving app "Resichare," conducted a "Survey on How to Spend and Budget for the 2026 Golden Week" among 9,163 Resichare users nationwide.
As a result of the survey, it was found that 62.1% of people will "spend time slowly at home" during this year's Golden Week. Of those, about 40% (41.6%) responded that they would increase their time at home due to "soaring gasoline and transportation costs accompanying high crude oil prices."
Furthermore, when asked about the stress associated with spending more time at home during Golden Week, "thinking about daily meal menus" ranked first. Voices are rising expressing concern about the "double burden" where the more people refrain from going out or eating out to save money, the heavier the burden of meal preparation becomes.
### Summary of Survey Results for "How to Spend and Food Expenses for the 2026 Golden Week"
* **62.1% of people will "spend time slowly at home" this Golden Week, the highest percentage.** About 40% of all respondents (41.6%) have become "passive homebodies" who gave up traveling due to "high crude oil prices."
* **97.6% of the total feel "price increases."** The first thing to cut when reducing the holiday budget is "dining out expenses" (20.5%).
* **The #1 stressor for a stay-at-home Golden Week is "thinking about daily meal menus" (36.0%).**
* **52.1% of child-rearing women in their 30s and 40s are at their limit with "Menu Hell."** They worry about a holiday spent solely on housework after cutting their own rewards and dining out.
* **27.2% of seniors in their 60s answered "there is no budget to cut first."** A gap in "saving awareness" between generations has been highlighted.
### Background of the Survey
Amid continuous price increases for food and fresh products, household food expenses are in a situation where they won't stop increasing. In addition to the ongoing inflationary trend, there are concerns about soaring fuel costs, including gasoline, and further price hikes for daily necessities against the backdrop of high crude oil prices due to the situation in Iran.
Under these circumstances, we anticipated that an increasing number of people would refrain from going out or traveling long distances this Golden Week, leading to a further increase in the burden of home cooking and preparation. Based on this background, Kurashiru Inc. conducted the survey through the saving app "Resichare" with the aim of "enriching daily dining tables while protecting household budgets."
Details of the survey results are as follows:
**1. 62.1% of people will "spend time slowly at home," the highest percentage. 41.6% are "passive homebodies" who gave up traveling due to high crude oil prices.**
Regarding how to spend this year's Golden Week, "spend time slowly at home" was the most common at 62.1%, while domestic travel and accommodation stayed at only 8.3%. Also, 41.6% of the total responded that they would "increase home time due to the influence of high crude oil prices," showing a clear trend of refraining from travel or long-distance outings due to pressure on household budgets.
**2. 97.6% feel "price increases." The first thing to cut when reducing the holiday budget is "dining out expenses" (20.5%).**
97.6% feel price increases in their daily lives. 76.0% responded that food expenses "increased" compared to a year ago (of which 53.4% said they "increased by 3,000 yen or more per month"). While "dining out expenses" (20.5%) is the top item to cut first, there are concerns that even if people switch to eating at home, the soaring prices of ingredients at supermarkets themselves will press household budgets.
**3. The #1 stressor for a stay-at-home Golden Week is "thinking about daily meal menus" (36.0%).**
When asked about the biggest stress for a stay-at-home Golden Week, the #1 was "thinking about daily meal menus" (36.0%), followed by "holidays becoming a rut" (18.2%). Concerns are being voiced about the "double burden" where the more one refrains from eating out to save money, the more meal preparation weighs heavily.
**4. 52.1% of child-rearing women in their 30s and 40s are at their limit with "Menu Hell."**
Narrowing down to women in their 30s and 40s raising children, who bear a concentrated burden, as many as 52.1% responded that they "feel pain in creating menus." Also, the top items to cut first in the same generation were "dining out expenses" (21.7%) and "clothing/rewards for oneself" (21.2%). The data highlights concerns about a harsh holiday where they endure spending on themselves or the convenience of eating out, and are instead tossed about by the inevitably increasing home cooking (three menus and shopping trips a day).
**5. 27.2% of seniors in their 60s answered "there is no budget to cut first."**
On the other hand, when the 60+ age group was asked about the first budget to cut...
As a result of the survey, it was found that 62.1% of people will "spend time slowly at home" during this year's Golden Week. Of those, about 40% (41.6%) responded that they would increase their time at home due to "soaring gasoline and transportation costs accompanying high crude oil prices."
Furthermore, when asked about the stress associated with spending more time at home during Golden Week, "thinking about daily meal menus" ranked first. Voices are rising expressing concern about the "double burden" where the more people refrain from going out or eating out to save money, the heavier the burden of meal preparation becomes.
### Summary of Survey Results for "How to Spend and Food Expenses for the 2026 Golden Week"
* **62.1% of people will "spend time slowly at home" this Golden Week, the highest percentage.** About 40% of all respondents (41.6%) have become "passive homebodies" who gave up traveling due to "high crude oil prices."
* **97.6% of the total feel "price increases."** The first thing to cut when reducing the holiday budget is "dining out expenses" (20.5%).
* **The #1 stressor for a stay-at-home Golden Week is "thinking about daily meal menus" (36.0%).**
* **52.1% of child-rearing women in their 30s and 40s are at their limit with "Menu Hell."** They worry about a holiday spent solely on housework after cutting their own rewards and dining out.
* **27.2% of seniors in their 60s answered "there is no budget to cut first."** A gap in "saving awareness" between generations has been highlighted.
### Background of the Survey
Amid continuous price increases for food and fresh products, household food expenses are in a situation where they won't stop increasing. In addition to the ongoing inflationary trend, there are concerns about soaring fuel costs, including gasoline, and further price hikes for daily necessities against the backdrop of high crude oil prices due to the situation in Iran.
Under these circumstances, we anticipated that an increasing number of people would refrain from going out or traveling long distances this Golden Week, leading to a further increase in the burden of home cooking and preparation. Based on this background, Kurashiru Inc. conducted the survey through the saving app "Resichare" with the aim of "enriching daily dining tables while protecting household budgets."
Details of the survey results are as follows:
**1. 62.1% of people will "spend time slowly at home," the highest percentage. 41.6% are "passive homebodies" who gave up traveling due to high crude oil prices.**
Regarding how to spend this year's Golden Week, "spend time slowly at home" was the most common at 62.1%, while domestic travel and accommodation stayed at only 8.3%. Also, 41.6% of the total responded that they would "increase home time due to the influence of high crude oil prices," showing a clear trend of refraining from travel or long-distance outings due to pressure on household budgets.
**2. 97.6% feel "price increases." The first thing to cut when reducing the holiday budget is "dining out expenses" (20.5%).**
97.6% feel price increases in their daily lives. 76.0% responded that food expenses "increased" compared to a year ago (of which 53.4% said they "increased by 3,000 yen or more per month"). While "dining out expenses" (20.5%) is the top item to cut first, there are concerns that even if people switch to eating at home, the soaring prices of ingredients at supermarkets themselves will press household budgets.
**3. The #1 stressor for a stay-at-home Golden Week is "thinking about daily meal menus" (36.0%).**
When asked about the biggest stress for a stay-at-home Golden Week, the #1 was "thinking about daily meal menus" (36.0%), followed by "holidays becoming a rut" (18.2%). Concerns are being voiced about the "double burden" where the more one refrains from eating out to save money, the more meal preparation weighs heavily.
**4. 52.1% of child-rearing women in their 30s and 40s are at their limit with "Menu Hell."**
Narrowing down to women in their 30s and 40s raising children, who bear a concentrated burden, as many as 52.1% responded that they "feel pain in creating menus." Also, the top items to cut first in the same generation were "dining out expenses" (21.7%) and "clothing/rewards for oneself" (21.2%). The data highlights concerns about a harsh holiday where they endure spending on themselves or the convenience of eating out, and are instead tossed about by the inevitably increasing home cooking (three menus and shopping trips a day).
**5. 27.2% of seniors in their 60s answered "there is no budget to cut first."**
On the other hand, when the 60+ age group was asked about the first budget to cut...