Summary

The Japan bike sharing service market size reached USD 33.3 Million in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 64.1 Million by 2033, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% during 2025-2033.
A bike sharing service refers to the practice of lending bikes on rent to individuals for commutation. It is one of the most popular modes of daily commutation in Japan and has emerged as a defining aspect of the country’s transportation sector.
The market for the bike sharing service in Japan is primarily driven by the country’s thriving transportation industry. Bicycles, or bikes, are extensively utilized by the majority of the population in the country for traveling, especially in their daily commutation. Furthermore, owing to increasing environmental consciousness, there is a rising inclination towards the usage of bicycles, which serve as an eco-friendly alternative to other modes of transportation, such as private cars or public buses. Additionally, people are opting for a healthy lifestyle, which quintessentially includes physical exercise. Since cycling is considered one of the best physical activities to maintain sound health, individuals are incorporating it as a part of their daily life activities. Consequently, they are using bikes to travel to their workplace or for short trips to nearby places. Moreover, it is the most preferred medium of transportation by tourists as it is pocket-friendly, convenient to use, and creates less pollution and on-road traffic.
Key Market Segmentation:
IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the Japan bike sharing service market report, along with forecasts at the country and regional level from 2025-2033. Our report has categorized the market based on business model, bike type and user age group.
Breakup by Business Model:
• Station-Based
• Dockless
Breakup by Bike Type:
• E-Bike
• Conventional Bicycle
Breakup by User Age Group:
• Age 18-24
• Age 25-34
• Age 35-44
• Others
Breakup by Region:
• Kanto
• Hokkaido
• Tohoku
• Chubu
• Kinki/Kansai
• Chugoku
• Shikoku
• Kyushu
Competitive Landscape:
The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the key players being Docomo Bikeshare Inc., Mercari, Mobike, Ocean Blue Smart, Ofo, and Openstreet.

Key Questions Answered in This Report
1.How big is the Japan bike sharing service market?
2.What is the expected growth rate of the Japan bike sharing service market during 2025-2033?
3.What are the key factors driving the Japan bike sharing service market?
4.What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the Japan bike sharing service market?
5.What is the breakup of the Japan bike sharing service market based on the business model?
6.What is the breakup of the Japan bike sharing service market based on the bike type?
7.What is the breakup of the Japan bike sharing service market based on the user age group?
8.What are the key regions in the Japan bike sharing service market?
9.Who are the key players/companies in the Japan bike sharing service market?

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Table of Contents

1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the Study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Key Industry Trends
5 Japan Bike Sharing Service Market
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.3 Impact of COVID-19
5.4 Market Forecast
6 Market Breakup by Business Model
6.1 Station-Based
6.1.1 Market Trends
6.1.2 Market Forecast
6.2 Dockless
6.2.1 Market Trends
6.2.2 Market Forecast
7 Market Breakup by Bike Type
7.1 E-Bike
7.1.1 Market Trends
7.1.2 Market Forecast
7.2 Conventional Bicycle
7.2.1 Market Trends
7.2.2 Market Forecast
8 Market Breakup by User Age Group
8.1 Age 18-24
8.1.1 Market Trends
8.1.2 Market Forecast
8.2 Age 25-34
8.2.1 Market Trends
8.2.2 Market Forecast
8.3 Age 35-44
8.3.1 Market Trends
8.3.2 Market Forecast
8.4 Others
8.4.1 Market Trends
8.4.2 Market Forecast
9 Market Breakup by Region
9.1 Kanto
9.1.1 Market Trends
9.1.2 Market Forecast
9.2 Hokkaido
9.2.1 Market Trends
9.2.2 Market Forecast
9.3 Tohoku
9.3.1 Market Trends
9.3.2 Market Forecast
9.4 Chubu
9.4.1 Market Trends
9.4.2 Market Forecast
9.5 Kinki/Kansai
9.5.1 Market Trends
9.5.2 Market Forecast
9.6 Chugoku
9.6.1 Market Trends
9.6.2 Market Forecast
9.7 Shikoku
9.7.1 Market Trends
9.7.2 Market Forecast
9.8 Kyushu (incl. Okinawa)
9.8.1 Market Trends
9.8.2 Market Forecast
10 SWOT Analysis
10.1 Overview
10.2 Strengths
10.3 Weaknesses
10.4 Opportunities
10.5 Threats
11 Value Chain Analysis
12 Porters Five Forces Analysis
12.1 Overview
12.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
12.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
12.4 Degree of Competition
12.5 Threat of New Entrants
12.6 Threat of Substitutes
13 Competitive Landscape
13.1 Market Structure
13.2 Key Players
13.3 Profiles of Key Players
13.3.1 Docomo Bikeshare Inc.
13.3.2 Mercari
13.3.3 Mobike
13.3.4 Ocean Blue Smart
13.3.5 Ofo
13.3.6 Openstreet

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List of Tables/Graphs

List of Figures
Figure 1: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
Figure 2: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​USD)
2019-2024
Figure 3: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Breakup by Business Model (in %)
2024
Figure 4: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Breakup by Bike Type (in %)
2024
Figure 5: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Breakup by User Age Group (in %)
2024
Figure 6: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Breakup by Region (in %)
2024
Figure 7: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 8: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Station-Based) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 9: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Station-Based) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 10: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Dockless) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 11: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Dockless) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 12: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (E-Bike) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 13: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (E-Bike) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 14: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Conventional Bicycle) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 15: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Conventional Bicycle) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 16: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Age 18-24) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 17: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Age 18-24) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 18: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Age 25-34) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 19: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Age 25-34) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 20: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Age 35-44) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 21: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Age 35-44) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 22: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Others) Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 23: Japan: Bike Sharing Service (Others) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 24: Kanto: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 25: Kanto: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 26: Hokkaido: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 27: Hokkaido: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 28: Tohoku: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 29: Tohoku: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 30: Chubu: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 31: Chubu: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 32: Kinki/Kansai: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 33: Kinki/Kansai: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 34: Chugoku: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 35: Chugoku: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 36: Shikoku: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 37: Shikoku Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 38: Kyushu: Bike Sharing Service Market: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2019 & 2024
Figure 39: Kyushu: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Figure 40: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 41: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Industry: Value Chain Analysis
Figure 42: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
List of Tables
Table 1: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Key Industry Highlights
2024 and 2033
Table 2: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Breakup by Business Model (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Table 3: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Breakup by Bike Type (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Table 4: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Breakup by User Age Group (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Table 5: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​USD)
2025-2033
Table 6: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Competitive Structure
Table 7: Japan: Bike Sharing Service Market: Key Players