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🛒Opening a Supermarket / mini-mart 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 supermarket / mini-mart 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 supermarket / mini-mart, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Tokyo on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Households within 2km drive are primary catchment.

  • 🅿️Parking nearby

    Customers buy in volume — they need parking.

  • ⚔️Direct competitors (1km)

    Other supermarkets within 1km hurt.

Where to look in Tokyo

Tokyo has several commercial districts where supermarket / mini-mart businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

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

30 supermarket / mini-marts mapped in Tokyo

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  • peacockUnclaimed
    35.6483, 139.7085
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  • ピーコックストアUnclaimed
    35.6454, 139.7080·site
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  • まいばすけっとUnclaimed
    35.6341, 139.6323
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  • サミットUnclaimed
    35.6506, 139.6671·site
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  • 西友Unclaimed
    35.6446, 139.6702·site
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  • コモディイイダUnclaimed
    35.6819, 139.6280
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  • いなげやUnclaimed
    35.6692, 139.6343
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  • オーケーストアUnclaimed
    35.7034, 139.5875
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  • いなげやUnclaimed
    35.6975, 139.6453
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  • 西友Unclaimed
    35.6523, 139.5916
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  • サミットUnclaimed
    35.6867, 139.6229·site
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  • サミットUnclaimed
    35.6830, 139.6559
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  • 生活クラブ館Unclaimed
    35.6756, 139.6454
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  • スーパーオオゼキUnclaimed
    35.6479, 139.6313·site
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  • Odakyu OXUnclaimed
    35.6427, 139.6086·site
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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 supermarket / mini-mart:

Mini-mart (200-400㎡): ¥50-150万. Full supermarket: way higher.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time supermarket / mini-mart owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Underestimating cold chain / refrigeration cost
  • ⚠Picking locations without enough parking turnover

Open the interactive map

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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