Do Japanese eat hairy crabs?

Hairy crabs rarely appear in Japanese cuisine.

When you tell the Japanese about hairy crabs, they will be puzzled, but when you say "Shanghai crab", they will understand what you mean, that is, crabs imported from Shanghai.

There are many Chinese restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka, which offer seasonal hairy crabs every season. However, eating "Shanghai crab" in Japan is considered a senior enjoyment because it is more expensive than Japanese crabs; A hairy crab set meal for 1 person costs more than 1 10,000 yen. For the general public, eating hairy crabs is just to taste exotic customs, and most people will prefer Japanese crab species.