Bars and pubs in Japan: 130,000+
Dashmote counts 130,000+ bars and pubs in Japan, 15% of the country's on-premise outlets. Open bars, pubs and night venues (venues whose main public listing category is a drinking place).
Tokyo has the most bars and pubs in Japan
- Tokyo
- Osaka
- Yokohama
- Nagoya
- Fukuoka
How this channel compares
Japan is in the top third for the share of outlets that are bars and pubs
Share of all open on-premise outlets that are bars and pubs, by country: the top five and Japan
Bars and pubs rank second for the number of outlets among outlet types in Japan
Open on-premise outlets by type in Japan, ranked
By metro area
| Metro area | Share |
|---|---|
| Tokyo area | 21% |
| Osaka area | 12% |
| Yokohama area | 5% |
| Nagoya area | 4% |
| Fukuoka area | 3% |
| Kyoto area | 2% |
| Sapporo area | 2% |
| Kobe area | 2% |
| Hiroshima area | 1% |
| Sendai area | 1% |
| Rest of Japan | 47% |
The Tokyo area holds a slightly bigger share of bars and pubs than of all outlets
Each metro area's share of bars and pubs (bar) against its share of all outlets in Japan (tick)
Outlet profile
| Measure | Bars and pubs | All outlets in Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 98% | 93% |
| Listed on a delivery app | <1% | 5% |
| Website listed | 44% | 57% |
| 100+ public reviews | 6% | 27% |
Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts linked where public.
What the numbers show
Bars and pubs are a bigger part of the market in Japan than in most countries: 15% of all outlets, against a median of 10%.
Counted by bars and pubs, Japan is the second largest market in this database.
Bars and pubs cluster in the Tokyo area: it holds 21% of them, against 17% of all outlets in Japan.
Of the 4 outlet types with a page in Japan, bars and pubs have the lowest share of outlets on a delivery app: <1%.
Bars and pubs in Japan are far less likely to have 100+ public reviews than outlets across Japan: 6% against 27%.
How the numbers are defined
- Bars and pubs
- Open bars, pubs and night venues (venues whose main public listing category is a drinking place). Approximate. Permanently closed and temporarily closed venues excluded.
Put these numbers to work
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Frequently asked questions
How many bars and pubs are there in Japan?
Dashmote counts 130,000+ bars and pubs in Japan, 15% of the country's on-premise outlets.
Where are most bars and pubs in Japan?
The Tokyo area has the most, with 28,000+ (21% of the total), followed by the Osaka area with 16,000+.
