Japanese women in their 20s have listed their ideal height for a man, which unfortunately is higher than the national average of 171.6cm (5’6″)
Nearly 20 years ago the “Three Highs” became well known: higher education, high salary, high stature. But with the passing of time, opinions can shift to meet the demands of society. Have women changed their tastes, or have they remained the same? This time the research focused on height:
Q. What is your ideal height?
- 161~163cm 25.7%
- 158~160cm 25.5%
- 164~166cm 19.8%
- 155~157cm 13.6%
- 167~169cm 7.3%
Q: What is your ideal height for a man?
- 176~178cm 27.8%
- 173~175cm 21.6%
- 179~181cm 15.7%
- 170~171cm 14.4%
- 182~184cm 8.9%
I want to be taller…
- “I don’t like that i have to ask others to get things from a high shelf, I want to be 10cm taller” (23, 167~169cm)
- “If I was a little taller, I could wear One Size Fits All clothing” (22, 164~166cm)
- “I wish I could be a little taller than the national average” (22, 164~166cm)
- “I would look sexier if I was taller” (22, 164~166cm)
I want to be average or shorter…
- “I think smaller girls are more popular with men” (22, 155~157cm)
- “I could avoid being taller than the guy” (23, 155~157cm)
- “I could wear all kinds of clothes if I’m around the low 160s” (23, 161~163cm)
- “Taller girls are unpopular with guys” (22, 161~163cm)
I want him to be tall…
- “I want to be able to look up a little” (22, 176~178cm)
- “I want my face to be against his chest when I hug him!” (23, 176~178cm)
- “In my opinion, men that are 175cm and up just look better” (23, 170~172cm)
I want him to be average or shorter…
- “It’s difficult to have a conversation when he’s much taller than me” (22, 167~169cm)
- “I won’t ask for much as long as he’s taller than me” (22, 170~172cm)
- “I’m pretty short, so I don’t like men to be too tall” (23, 170~172cm)
Summary
Seems that women both want themselves and their man to be taller than average. Especially when it comes to the man, over 90% wanted their man to be taller than average. Seems that some things will never change, but these are strictly ideals, and it wasn’t rare to hear women say that height wasn’t the ultimate deciding factor.
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176-178 cm is 5’9″-5’10”; not 5’8″ 🙂
hello. are you real japanese??
cool…hmm…can you please help me??
i am just 164 cm….is this average height of japanese male??
japanese guys are much shorter, swear! dont believe everything in the internet :”>>> they’re not 171cm ave… come on ive been there, they are shorter than viatnamese… i think they’re about 159 ave… if you go there youll find yourself a little taller than them… and whatever your height is, you look great! handsome 😉 dont ya worry… im american btw
It’s a big, big world out there!
are you sure??
there only 160??
and hmm….and how can you say i am handsome or i looks great??:P
you didn’t saw me.. 😛
btw thank you very much. 😀
and are you a male?? 😀
Sally is a girl’s name X) silly! I was basing from your profile picture here, your wearing a blue shirt… well, you look good so dont worry about your height 🙂
u r indian right? i am 174cm also lik u. i am the average height of men around the world. be happy
I’m 17 and 183 cm is that too tall to you
Late reply!
I’m half Japanese, and I’m only 165cm. We both fit into medium clothing at UNIQLO in Japan, so I say we’re average 😉 But… some women in Japan want 175cm+, but there are very short girls over there, so it’s not universal.
really friend??
is really japanese are 163-165(males)??
hmm….then maybe i can fit there. 😛
btw thanks very much ^_^
im about 120 cm :'(
Hi. I’m half Japanese and I’ve been living in Japan for my whole life (I’m only 16 haha)
It depends on which parts of Japan you’re talking about. I live in Kobe city which is about 1000km west from Tokyo. The men here are slightly taller than average with about 170cm (my current height, although I’m still growing)
In other parts of Japan, the men are about 163 to 167 on average.
From my perspective, your height isn’t at all short over here. I have a lot of friends who are about your height (and a lot of extremely tall ones O_O)
By the way, Japanese girls like a lot of foreign men especially if they’re gentlemen or if they’re built up as a lot of Japanese guys look like skinny chickens haha
176-178cm is more like 5’9” to 5’10”.
so i’m ideal.
wow you guys are short .. sorry but it’s true i’m 186 and my female cousin she is like 14 and she is 167
Fk this
Im iranian boy. Um177 cm and in iran im not tall iam normal iranian men are around 176 or 175 . I want to be 185. But i traveld ti jepan they were very short i think they were around 160 like this. And girls were around 153 i think. In my country girls are around 163
i’m mohamed from moroco , i’m 20 and i’m 181 cm tall (5’11”) , in my country i’m not that tall , i’m counsidered as averege , i wanted to be 185cm to ://
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yak asi? im only 176 tho wakha average i still find myself short around my classmates pfft
Haha wakha a si , we’re saying the same thing
now i’m planing to visit japan to feel a bit like a giant :p
You could wear this!
http://amazon.com/Godzilla-Im-Big-Japan-T-shirt/dp/B0048IXN5Y
I’m half Japanese and British, but not only are Japanese people short. They’re also skinny as white males are quite built up.
eh doesn’t matter, women are still easily rapeable.
Im 171 cm! Is this average?
What if my height is 200 cm? Is it like above average? 😀