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toyo

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Pricing outside the sweet spot ($4076.19 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 68Growth 5Conversion 5Competition 73Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 0Brand share 2Review moat 68Quality gap 43

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good41%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Good¥699K

¥699K/yr · 40K searches

Review moat

Good770.97

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-39.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Bad99%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Avg price

Bad¥4076.19

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad¥1046.47–¥16642.16

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon Japan niche tracking, toyo is a ¥699K/yr Amazon Japan market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

toyo market data

Units sold / yr
250–500
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
¥1.0M–¥2.0M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#180
Page quality
0%
Prime
50%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
3.5%
Avg brand age
68 months
Avg seller age
193 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

0%

  • Toyo87%
  • トラスコ中山(TRUSCO)9%
  • VANSON(バンソン)1%
  • キャプテンスタッグ(CAPTAIN STAG)1%
  • 無印良品1%
  • elimino1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 9 weeks — -39.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top toyo search terms

  • 東洋スチール16K/yr
  • 東洋スチール 工具箱13K/yr
  • toyo steel6K/yr
  • toyo toolbox5K/yr
All search terms

Top toyo products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%¥28K8%¥56K12%¥84K16%¥112K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about toyo

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

29%

“ミリタリー色が気に入ってます”

総合品質8%

“良い製品です。”

サイズ全体7%

“ちょうど良い大きさ、スムーズに開く”

デザイン全体7%

“無骨なデザインでかっこいい合金鋼ボックスケース”

強さ7%

“丈夫な宝箱”

使用の容易さ6%

“開閉もスムース”

耐久性6%

“でも、雑に扱っても箱としての機能は長く使えて愛着の持てる品になります。”

質感/一貫性全体5%

“質感最高です。”

地元製造5%
形状/スタイル2%

“スタイリッシュ”

What buyers complain about

ペイントの品質17%

“ただ、塗装のはげがありました。”

匂い11%

“塗料の匂いが”

重い9%

“重い”

サイズ全体9%

“小さかったが小物入れとして使えそうです”

デザイン全体9%

“グッドデザイン賞のせいでグッドデザインじゃなくなってる”

総合品質9%

“品質に難あり”

保管容量5%

“小さめの家電製品を入れておく為に購入したのですが、とても収納する気にはなれませんでした。”

コストパフォーマンス5%

“価格差は1000円ほど安いものです。”

アレルギー3%

“化学物質過敏症、香害にお困りの方などは使えないと思います。”

耐久性3%

“工具の重量に耐えきれず崩壊”

Top return reasons

45%
ペイントの品質18%
サイズ全体14%
保管容量5%
不良材料/部品5%
メンテナンスと修理5%
商品の状態5%
使用の容易さ5%

Common questions

Is toyo profitable to sell on Amazon Japan?
The niche generates ¥699K/yr across 38 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -39.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the toyo niche?
6 brands and 55 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in toyo?
Top complaints mined from reviews: ペイントの品質, 匂い, 重い. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the toyo niche?
Listings span ¥1046.47–¥16642.16; the average listing price is ¥4076.19 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 771 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.