Edamame price in Japan
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥1,094 Akita
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥2,201 Miyazaki
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| # | City | Price (JPY) · per kg |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akita | ¥1,094 |
| 2 | Mito | ¥1,216 |
| 3 | Oita | ¥1,278 |
| 4 | Fukushima | ¥1,294 |
| 5 | Yamagata | ¥1,360 |
| 6 | Nara | ¥1,394 |
| 7 | Sendai | ¥1,401 |
| 8 | Toyama | ¥1,414 |
| 9 | Aomori | ¥1,430 |
| 10 | Tottori | ¥1,447 |
| 11 | Chiba | ¥1,468 |
| 12 | Wakayama | ¥1,483 |
| 13 | Okayama | ¥1,500 |
| 14 | Yokohama | ¥1,533 |
| 15 | Sapporo | ¥1,537 |
| 16 | Kanazawa | ¥1,539 |
| 17 | Morioka | ¥1,547 |
| 18 | Matsuyama | ¥1,558 |
| 19 | Saitama | ¥1,562 |
| 20 | Tokyo (23 wards) | ¥1,568 |
| 21 | Nagano | ¥1,568 |
| 22 | Tsu | ¥1,571 |
| 23 | Hiroshima | ¥1,583 |
| 24 | Utsunomiya | ¥1,589 |
| 25 | Kochi | ¥1,594 |
| 26 | Tokushima | ¥1,595 |
| 27 | Shizuoka | ¥1,607 |
| 28 | Osaka | ¥1,620 |
| 29 | Maebashi | ¥1,638 |
| 30 | Yamaguchi | ¥1,651 |
| 31 | Nagoya | ¥1,682 |
| 32 | Kagoshima | ¥1,690 |
| 33 | Niigata | ¥1,706 |
| 34 | Kumamoto | ¥1,710 |
| 35 | Kofu | ¥1,717 |
| 36 | Gifu | ¥1,734 |
| 37 | Takamatsu | ¥1,749 |
| 38 | Kyoto | ¥1,761 |
| 39 | Fukui | ¥1,769 |
| 40 | Saga | ¥1,798 |
| 41 | Otsu | ¥1,812 |
| 42 | Matsue | ¥1,820 |
| 43 | Kobe | ¥1,878 |
| 44 | Nagasaki | ¥1,883 |
| 45 | Naha | ¥1,973 |
| 46 | Fukuoka | ¥2,129 |
| 47 | Miyazaki | ¥2,201 |
Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局 小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications
Key facts
Edamame costs ¥1,610 per kg in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 3.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for edamame reads 120.0 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.6% year on year and up 33.9% over five years.
Edamame sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 108 monthly observations from June 2000 to September 2026. The series peaked at 137.7 in June 2026 and bottomed at 57.7 in July 2000; the latest reading is -12.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +34.2%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.8 | +7.8% | 4 |
| 2016 | 92.8 | -5.1% | 4 |
| 2017 | 92.0 | -0.9% | 4 |
| 2018 | 99.0 | +7.6% | 4 |
| 2019 | 97.2 | -1.8% | 4 |
| 2020 | 101.9 | +4.8% | 4 |
| 2021 | 99.3 | -2.6% | 4 |
| 2022 | 101.2 | +1.9% | 4 |
| 2023 | 111.4 | +10.1% | 4 |
| 2024 | 118.4 | +6.3% | 4 |
| 2025 | 118.4 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2026 | 123.8 | +4.6% | 4 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-09 | ¥1,610 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | ¥1,599 |
| 2026-07 | ¥1,560 |
| 2026-06 | ¥1,799 |
| 2025-09 | ¥1,563 |
| 2025-08 | ¥1,497 |
| 2025-07 | ¥1,488 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does edamame cost in Japan?
- ¥1,610 per kg, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest edamame?
- Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Akita was cheapest at ¥1,094 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥2,201.
- How much have edamame prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, +2.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have edamame prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +33.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 120.0.
- When were edamame prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 137.7 in June 2026. The latest reading is -12.9% against that peak.
- What is the difference between the index and the yen price?
- This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局 消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).