Lumiere releases market data on Japanese barbershops and funeral homes

Lumiere Co., Ltd. has released market research data regarding the density of barbershops and funeral homes across Japan, based on the 2021 Economic Census conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Regarding barbershops, Akita Prefecture has the highest density with 17.05 establishments per 10,000 people, which is 4.1 times higher than Kanagawa Prefecture, the region with the lowest density at 4.19 per 10,000. The top five prefectures for barbershop density are located in the Tohoku region and Niigata.

In the funeral services sector, Kagoshima Prefecture shows the highest density with 13.66 establishments per 100,000 people, 2.4 times the density of Okinawa Prefecture, which has the lowest at 5.66 per 100,000. The highest density for funeral homes is concentrated in the Tohoku region and Niigata.