Bookshops in Japan map & data
There are 4,348 bookshops mapped in Japan, spread over 47 prefectures. The most are in Tokyo (658), Osaka Prefecture (387) and Kanagawa (249). 95% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include 教文館, 蔦屋書店 and コーチャンフォー 旭川店.
Bookshops by prefecture
| Prefecture | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | 658 | 15% |
| Osaka Prefecture | 387 | 8.9% |
| Kanagawa | 249 | 5.7% |
| Aichi Prefecture | 195 | 4.5% |
| Hyogo Prefecture | 194 | 4.5% |
| Saitama | 174 | 4.0% |
| Chiba | 162 | 3.7% |
| Hokkaido | 134 | 3.1% |
| Kyoto Prefecture | 124 | 2.9% |
| Miyagi | 121 | 2.8% |
| Shizuoka | 107 | 2.5% |
| Okayama Prefecture | 104 | 2.4% |
| Fukuoka Prefecture | 101 | 2.3% |
| Nagano | 92 | 2.1% |
| Ibaraki | 82 | 1.9% |
| Niigata | 80 | 1.8% |
| Yamagata | 79 | 1.8% |
| Hiroshima | 77 | 1.8% |
| Shiga | 75 | 1.7% |
| Akita | 73 | 1.7% |
| Tochigi | 68 | 1.6% |
| Mie Prefecture | 65 | 1.5% |
| Gunma | 64 | 1.5% |
| Fukushima | 62 | 1.4% |
| Okinawa Prefecture | 56 | 1.3% |
| Kagawa Prefecture | 55 | 1.3% |
| Aomori | 53 | 1.2% |
| Nara Prefecture | 50 | 1.1% |
| Iwate | 48 | 1.1% |
| Ishikawa Prefecture | 47 | 1.1% |
| Ehime Prefecture | 47 | 1.1% |
| Gifu Prefecture | 43 | 1.0% |
| Kagoshima Prefecture | 43 | 1.0% |
| Wakayama Prefecture | 40 | 0.9% |
| Toyama | 35 | 0.8% |
| Fukui Prefecture | 33 | 0.8% |
| Tottori Prefecture | 33 | 0.8% |
| Yamaguchi | 32 | 0.7% |
| Nagasaki Prefecture | 28 | 0.6% |
| Yamanashi | 27 | 0.6% |
| Oita | 24 | 0.6% |
| Kumamoto | 24 | 0.6% |
| Kochi Prefecture | 23 | 0.5% |
| Tokushima Prefecture | 22 | 0.5% |
| Shimane | 21 | 0.5% |
| Saga Prefecture | 19 | 0.4% |
| Miyazaki Prefecture | 17 | 0.4% |
Notable bookshops in Japan
- 教文館Tokyo · books
- 蔦屋書店Osaka Prefecture · books
- コーチャンフォー 旭川店Hokkaido · books
- 文昌堂Kagoshima Prefecture · books
- 文真堂書店Gunma · books
- 名古屋天狼院Aichi Prefecture · books
- ヴィレッジヴァンガードOkayama Prefecture · books
- ブックオフ野田市 · Chiba · 16 m · books
- TSUTAYA新三田店Hyogo Prefecture · books
- 未来屋書店Wakayama Prefecture · books
- 東京堂書店千代田区 · Tokyo · books
- BookOff Super Bazaar枚方市 · Osaka Prefecture · books
- 泰文堂Aichi Prefecture · books
- 万歩書店 本店Okayama Prefecture · books
- うかいや書店 上郡店Hyogo Prefecture · books
- ブックスページワンTokyo · books
- MARUZEN&ジュンク堂書店Osaka Prefecture · books
- 精文館Aichi Prefecture · books
- 喜久屋書店Okayama Prefecture · books
- 一誠堂書店Tokyo · books
- メロンブックス北区 · Osaka Prefecture · books
- 精文館書店 新津島店Aichi Prefecture · books
- 古賀書店Tokyo · books
- 中尾書店Osaka Prefecture · books
- 大盛堂書店Tokyo · books
- 紀伊國屋書店大阪市 · Osaka Prefecture · books
- コーチャンフォーTokyo · books
- 棚澤書店Tokyo · books
- BOOKOFF PLUS 上野広小路店Tokyo · books
- BOOKOFF 十条駅前店Tokyo · books
- TSUTAYA世田谷区 · Tokyo · books
- くまざわ書店Tokyo · books
- とらのあな豊島区 · Tokyo · books
- ジュンク堂書店Tokyo · books
- ブックオフ 秋葉原駅前店千代田区 · Tokyo · books
- ブックスタマTokyo · books
- 三省堂書店Tokyo · books
- 山陽堂書店Tokyo · books
- 文教堂Tokyo · books
- 書房すみよしTokyo · books
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