Lawson Store Types: Natural Lawson, Store 100 and Services
Lawson has three store types: the regular LAWSON, NATURAL LAWSON (132 stores) and LAWSON STORE 100 (468), out of 14,639 Lawson group stores in Japan at the end of September 2026. Natural Lawson does not sell Karaage-kun, and not everything at Lawson Store 100 costs 100 yen.
Exchange machine stores are as of the end of August 2026 and store totals by prefecture as of the end of February 2026. Konbini in Okinawa has all three chains there.
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| What to know | Details | ||
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| Store types3LAWSON, NATURAL LAWSON and LAWSON STORE 100, with how many stores each has. | |||
| LAWSON | In the store: 14,039 stores | The regular blue-sign Lawson. Of the 14,639 Lawson group stores in Japan at the end of September 2026, 14,039 are neither Natural Lawson nor Lawson Store 100 (our count from Lawson's figures). | |
LAWSONThe regular store
Our count: the Lawson group total minus Natural Lawson and Lawson Store 100. | |||
| NATURAL LAWSON | In the store: 132 stores | Lawson's health-minded store type, with 132 stores at the end of September 2026. Karaage-kun is not sold there. | |
NATURAL LAWSONHealth-minded store type · 132 stores
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| LAWSON STORE 100 | In the store: 468 stores | Lawson's third store type, with 468 stores at the end of September 2026. Despite the name, not every item is 100 yen. | |
LAWSON STORE 100Lawson's 100 store type · 468 stores
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| Services in the store9Lawson Bank ATMs, currency exchange machines, tax-free shopping, Loppi, copy machines, post boxes, in-store kitchens, Wi-Fi and SIM cards. | |||
| Lawson Bank ATM | In the store: Most stores, not all | Lawson Bank ATMs give yen to cards issued abroad, but some stores have no ATM that takes them (Lawson Bank, as of March 2026). | |
Lawson Bank ATMCash with a card issued abroad · not every store
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| Currency exchange machine | In the store: 309 stores | A machine that changes foreign money into yen, one way only. Lawson's list has 309 stores in 24 prefectures (end of August 2026), 54 of them in Okinawa. | |
Currency exchange machine309 stores in 24 prefectures
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| Tax-free shopping | In the store: Listed stores only | Lawson's English page lists 73 tax-free stores and says other stores do not offer it. That page still shows the rules from before November 2026, so check again after the change. | |
Tax-free shopping73 stores on Lawson's English list Rules change on 1 November 2026. Lawson's English list shows the old rules. Check again after the change.
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| Loppi ticket machine | In the store: In the store | Loppi is the touch-screen machine in Lawson stores for tickets, event bookings and some goods. | |
Loppi ticket machineTickets and event bookings
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| Copy machine | In the store: In the store | Lawson's list of services includes a copy machine and content printing in the store. | |
Copy machineCopies and printing
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| Post box | In the store: In the store | Lawson stores have post boxes, emptied twice a day. Anything too big for the slot cannot be posted there. | |
Post boxCollected twice a day
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| Machikado Chubo kitchen | In the store: Some stores | Some stores have a Machikado Chubo kitchen that makes sandwiches and other food in the store. At some stores the food comes from a nearby store. | |
Machikado Chubo kitchenFood made in the store
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| LAWSON Free Wi-Fi | In the store: Stores with the logo | Free Wi-Fi at stores that show the LAWSON Free Wi-Fi logo, 5 sessions of 60 minutes a day. | |
| povo2.0 Japan SIM | In the store: All three store types | KDDI's povo2.0 Japan SIM is sold at Lawson, Natural Lawson and Lawson Store 100, for cash only. | |
povo2.0 Japan SIMeSIM sold at the till · cash only
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| Nothing matched. Try a store type or a service such as exchange. | |||
| Store type | Stores in Japan | Good to know |
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| LAWSON | 14,039 | Karaage-kun, Machikado Chubo kitchen at some stores |
| NATURAL LAWSON | 132 | Health-minded, bread baked in store, no Karaage-kun |
| LAWSON STORE 100 | 468 | Not every item is 100 yen |
- LAWSON14,039
- LAWSON STORE 100468
- NATURAL LAWSON132
Counted by us: 309 exchange machine stores in 24 prefectures, and 73 tax-free stores in 12 prefectures on Lawson's English list. Okinawa has 54 exchange machine stores and no tax-free store on that list.
Stores with each service
Counted by us from Lawson's list of exchange machine stores (end of August 2026) and the tax-free list on Lawson's English page (checked 20 October 2026). Prefectures with neither are left out. Store totals by prefecture are on our konbini by prefecture pages.
Lawson stores with a currency exchange machine or tax-free shopping, by prefecture
| Prefecture | Exchange machine | Tax-free |
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| Tokyo | 110 | 25 |
| Okinawa54 of 269 Lawson stores | 54 | None |
| Osaka | 37 | 10 |
| Hokkaido | 17 | 11 |
| Kanagawa | 16 | None |
| Kyoto | 11 | 6 |
| Nagasaki | 9 | 1 |
| Fukuoka | 7 | 6 |
| Hiroshima | 7 | 1 |
| Yamanashi | 6 | None |
| Aichi | 5 | 7 |
| Saitama | 5 | None |
| Nagano | 4 | None |
| Ehime | 4 | None |
| Chiba | 3 | 3 |
| Ishikawa | 3 | None |
| Shizuoka | 3 | None |
| Kagawa | 2 | None |
| Miyagi | 1 | 1 |
| Shiga | 1 | 1 |
| Tochigi | 1 | None |
| Gifu | 1 | None |
| Okayama | 1 | None |
| Kumamoto | 1 | None |
| Niigata | None | 1 |
The tax-free list is from Lawson's English page, which still shows the rules from before November 2026. Lawson may change its list when Japan switches to the refund system.
To find a store near you, use Lawson's own store search. We do not copy Lawson's store lists here.
- Direction
- Foreign money into yen only
- Currencies
- 12 to 14 major currencies
- Screen
- 10 to 15 languages
- Hours
- 24 hours a day
Lawson's list of stores with the machine is as of the end of August 2026. Checked 20 to 21 October 2026.
- Where
- Only the 73 stores on Lawson's English list
- From 1 November 2026
- Japan's refund system: tax is charged, then refunded after customs checks
The 12 prefectures with a tax-free Lawson on the English list
- Hokkaido: 11
- Miyagi: 1
- Chiba: 3
- Tokyo: 25
- Niigata: 1
- Aichi: 7
- Shiga: 1
- Kyoto: 6
- Osaka: 10
- Hiroshima: 1
- Fukuoka: 6
- Nagasaki: 1
We counted the exchange machine stores on Lawson's list three ways: the prefecture on each store button, the stores under each prefecture heading and the map number of each store. All three gave 309, with no store listed twice. Tax-free stores are counted from the addresses on Lawson's English page. The store type numbers are from Lawson's September 2026 monthly figures, and store totals by prefecture from its February 2026 figures. We do not copy Lawson's store lists, so this page shows numbers only.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Lawson, Natural Lawson and Lawson Store 100?
They are three store types of the same group. Natural Lawson (132 stores) is health-minded and does not sell Karaage-kun. Lawson Store 100 (468 stores) is named after 100 yen, but not every item costs 100 yen.
Which Lawson stores have a currency exchange machine?
Lawson's list has 309 stores in 24 prefectures (end of August 2026). Tokyo has 110 and Okinawa 54.
Which Lawson in Okinawa has a currency exchange machine?
54 of the 269 Lawson stores in Okinawa have one, the highest share of any prefecture. Lawson's own list shows which stores.
Which Lawson stores do tax-free shopping?
Lawson's English page lists 73 tax-free stores in 12 prefectures and says other stores do not offer it. The rules change on 1 November 2026.
Where these numbers come from
- Lawson (official site): payment methods (Japanese)Lawson, Inc.
- Lawson (official site): currency exchange machinesLawson, Inc.
- Lawson (official site): Welcome to Japan (English)Lawson, Inc.
- Lawson Bank (official site): International ATMsLawson Bank
- Natural Lawson (official site): about Natural Lawson (Japanese)Lawson, Inc.
- Lawson (official site): stores by prefecture (Japanese)Lawson, Inc.
- Lawson Store 100 (official site): everyday prices (Japanese)Lawson Store 100
- Lawson Store 100 (official site): top page and new items (Japanese)Lawson Store 100
- povo: povo2.0 Japan SIM cardspovo (KDDI)
- Japan Tourism Agency: the refund system for tax-free shopping (Japanese)Japan Tourism Agency
- Lawson (official site): monthly figures, September 2026 (Japanese)Lawson, Inc.
- Lawson (official site): Wi-Fi service (Japanese)Lawson, Inc.
Lawson store types in Japan (LAWSON, NATURAL LAWSON, LAWSON STORE 100) with store counts, in-store services for visitors, and the number of stores with a currency exchange machine or tax-free shopping by prefecture, counted from Lawson's own lists.
The store types, services and counts on this page come from Lawson's own pages, checked 20 to 21 October 2026. Services differ by store. Check Lawson's store search before you go.