The distribution of warehouses in Japan is highly concentrated in Aichi Pref. and Shizuoka Pref. by comparison with other prefectures. Predominantly stored items of each locality are iron and steel, wheat, beans, other cereals, and tobacco leaves in the Nagoya Port area; food in commercial areas of Nagoya and Shimizu City; textile goods in Ichinomiya City and Fukui City; paper and pulp in Fuji City, and chemicals in Yokkaichi City.The warehouses are grouped into three types: warehouses in producing areas, those in transit areas, and those in consuming areas. Warehouses in Ichinomiya, Fuji and Fukui are those of the producing-area type; those in the Nagoya port area, Tobishima Village, and Tokai City are of the transit-area type; and those in commercial areas in Nagoya are of the consuming-area type, in the main.Factors affecting the location of warehouses in the textile-centered producing areas of Ichinomiya and Fukui lie in the division of labor in the production processes and the seasonality of demand; and those in pulp-and-paper producing Fuji and chemical-producing Yokkaichi lie in stagnant freight trading at harbors, and the existence of the consuming-area warehouses corresponds to consumers' demand in the built-up areas of highly centralized cities.Major conditions affecting the location of a warehouse are: for producing-area warehouses, the producer's development of a stock-reducing plan. Transit-area warehouses are indicated by quantity of goods and intended handling at a harbor. Positional relation to central megalopolises is critical for consuming-area warehouses.