There are 1,045 cafés in 47 prefectures. Aichi has 211 and Tokyo has 104, about twice as many. Chubu holds 30.8% of the chain. The median to the next café is 2.8 km. A quarter of the cafés have the next one within 1.5 km. 73.1% have another café within 5 km.
1,045cafés
211in Aichi
104in Tokyo
2.8 kmto the next
Aichi still carries the weight
Coverage is national. The weight stays in Aichi: the table shows the gap between the first prefecture and the ones behind it.
| Prefecture | Places | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Aichi | 211 | 20.2% |
| Tokyo | 104 | 10.0% |
| Osaka | 85 | 8.1% |
| Kanagawa | 58 | 5.6% |
| Hyogo | 48 | 4.6% |
| Fukuoka | 45 | 4.3% |
| Saitama | 39 | 3.7% |
| Shizuoka | 34 | 3.3% |
By region
The same places, added up by region.
| Region | Places | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 24 | 2.3% |
| Tohoku | 33 | 3.2% |
| Kanto | 269 | 25.7% |
| Chubu | 322 | 30.8% |
| Kansai | 223 | 21.3% |
| Chugoku | 51 | 4.9% |
| Shikoku | 32 | 3.1% |
| Kyushu | 84 | 8.0% |
| Okinawa | 7 | 0.7% |
The data used in this study were set on 23 October 2026.