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👔Opening a Dry cleaner in Tokyo: a location research guide

Tokyo — The world's most retail-dense metropolis, where commercial activity stacks vertically across multiple floors. If you're thinking about opening a dry cleaner here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a dry cleaner, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Tokyo on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏢Office density

    Office workers drop off on the way to / from work.

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Upper-middle residential within 1km drives weekend volume.

  • 🅿️Parking nearby

    Quick in-out — needs drive-up or street parking.

Where to look in Tokyo

Tokyo has several commercial districts where dry cleaner businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • Shibuya
  • Shinjuku
  • Ginza
  • Harajuku
  • Asakusa
  • Daikanyama

30 dry cleaners mapped in Tokyo

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  • クリーニング リリーUnclaimed
    35.6916, 139.6533
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  • 青い鳥クリーニングUnclaimed
    35.6758, 139.6431
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  • OnoクリーニングUnclaimed
    35.6459, 139.6288
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  • MatsubaraUnclaimed
    35.6503, 139.6243
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  • ポニーUnclaimed
    35.6519, 139.7337
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  • 青山クリーニングUnclaimed
    35.7090, 139.6459
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  • トモエUnclaimed
    35.6387, 139.5999
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  • たんぽぽUnclaimed
    35.7026, 139.6001
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  • クリーニング野口Unclaimed
    35.7066, 139.6755
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  • ドライクリーナー アースUnclaimed
    35.7094, 139.6514
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  • 宮川クリーニング店Unclaimed
    35.7092, 139.5801
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  • new N クリーニングUnclaimed
    35.7089, 139.5804
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  • ファッションクリーニング 田矢Unclaimed
    35.7067, 139.7251
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  • クリーニング RIVERUnclaimed
    35.7343, 139.6549
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  • クリーニング富士Unclaimed
    35.6645, 139.5682
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a dry cleaner:

¥30-80万 incl. dry-cleaning machine + presser + reception fit-out.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time dry cleaner owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Solvent compliance (perc) is heavily regulated — varies by country

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Ready to scan Tokyo block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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