How much does pumpkin cost in Japan?

¥629 per kg, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest pumpkin?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagano was cheapest at ¥472 and Urayasu the most expensive at ¥840.

How much have pumpkin prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +7.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have pumpkin prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+40.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 137.5.

When were pumpkin prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 209.7 in May 2023. The latest reading is -34.4% 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).

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Pumpkin price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥629per kg+7.7% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥472 Nagano
Priciest surveyed city: ¥840 Urayasu

Price in your city:

¥707per kg+12.3% vs national average#45 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per kg
1	Nagano	¥472
2	Saga	¥485
3	Matsue	¥488
4	Nagasaki	¥505
5	Naha	¥520
6	Kitakyushu	¥531
7	Fukushima	¥533
8	Morioka	¥542
9	Kagoshima	¥543
10	Toyama	¥550
11	Oita	¥553
12	Kanazawa	¥560
13	Tokushima	¥566
14	Utsunomiya	¥571
15	Hiroshima	¥574
16	Akita	¥579
17	Gifu	¥579
18	Tsu	¥584
19	Kyoto	¥596
20	Kumamoto	¥598
21	Okayama	¥607
22	Miyazaki	¥608
23	Tottori	¥615
24	Shizuoka	¥616
25	Nagoya	¥620
26	Fukuoka	¥621
27	Sendai	¥622
28	Kochi	¥627
29	Hamamatsu	¥635
30	Nara	¥638
31	Yamagata	¥642
32	Kofu	¥642
33	Sakai	¥643
34	Niigata	¥644
35	Kawasaki	¥650
36	Yamaguchi	¥656
37	Mito	¥660
38	Otsu	¥662
39	Fukui	¥663
40	Takamatsu	¥663
41	Aomori	¥667
42	Osaka	¥675
43	Kobe	¥692
44	Matsuyama	¥705
45	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥707
46	Chiba	¥721
47	Yokohama	¥728
48	Maebashi	¥735
49	Saitama	¥751
50	Sagamihara	¥781
51	Sapporo	¥791
52	Wakayama	¥807

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

Pumpkin costs ¥629 per kg in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 7.7% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for pumpkin reads 137.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 7.3% year on year and up 40.9% over five years.

Pumpkin sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 679 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 209.7 in May 2023 and bottomed at 10.8 in August 1971; the latest reading is -34.4% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +41.6%.

Latest CPI

137.5

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+7.3%

5y change %

+40.9%

Change since 1970-01

+389.3%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Pumpkin in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	92.0	+7.6%	12
2016	92.7	+0.8%	12
2017	93.7	+1.1%	12
2018	101.7	+8.5%	12
2019	95.6	-6.0%	12
2020	98.8	+3.3%	12
2021	96.9	-1.9%	12
2022	101.8	+5.1%	12
2023	143.3	+40.8%	12
2024	124.4	-13.2%	12
2025	133.3	+7.2%	12
2026	137.5	+3.2%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥629
2026-08	¥685
2026-07	¥692
2026-06	¥642
2026-05	¥590
2026-04	¥569
2026-03	¥587
2026-02	¥612
2026-01	¥644
2025-12	¥627
2025-11	¥564
2025-10	¥548
2025-09	¥584

Frequently asked questions

How much does pumpkin cost in Japan?: ¥629 per kg, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest pumpkin?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagano was cheapest at ¥472 and Urayasu the most expensive at ¥840.
How much have pumpkin prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +7.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have pumpkin prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +40.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 137.5.
When were pumpkin prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 209.7 in May 2023. The latest reading is -34.4% 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).