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Number of Shopping centers

 

Present Conditions of Japanese Shopping Centers

As of the end of 2013, there were 3,134 shopping centers in Japan.

Table1 Basic Statistics on Shopping Centers in Japan, 2013
Total number of shopping centers 3,134
Total number of tenants 154,659
Average number of tenants per center 49
Total number of anchor tenants 2,771
Total shopping centers floor space 47,869,188(㎡)
Average floor space per center 15,274(㎡)

 

Table2 Shopping Center Openings in Japan, 2001-2013
Number of openings Average floor space per center (㎡) Average number of tenants per center Total number of tenants
2001 43 17,266 54 2,307
2002 66 15,772 49 3,265
2003 63 21,199 63 3,962
2004 74 23,607 70 5,210
2005 71 22,036 62 4,417
2006 83 25,717 70 5,825
2007 97 23,705 67 6,517
2008 88 27,791 82 7,201
2009 57 16,283 49 2,816
2010 54 16,408 58 3,156
2011 54 19,029 69 3,710
2012 35 14,802 55 1,936
2013 65 18,763 60 3,924

 

JCSC’s Standards for Shopping Centers

 

JCSC Definitions

Shopping center area:
Total area offered in a shopping center as selling space for the retailing of commodities, and for restaurant and service businesses, including the aisles for common use. It also includes the space provided within the same location for those various communal facilities available to shopping center customers. It does not, however, include hotels, parking lots or backyards.
Shopping center floor space:
Total area offered as selling space in a shopping center for the retailing of commodities and for restaurant and service businesses, excluding the aisles provided for common use.
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