Cherry
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥3,044 Akita
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥5,163 Matsuyama
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
Cherry costs ¥4,040 per kg in Japan as of July 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities, down 5.6% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for cherry reads 109.7 (2020 = 100) in July 2026, down 6.9% year on year and up 17.8% over five years.
Cherry sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 54 monthly observations from June 2000 to July 2026. The series peaked at 130.2 in June 2025 and bottomed at 57.3 in July 2011; the latest reading is -15.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +60.9%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.4 | -3.5% | 2 |
| 2016 | 71.0 | -10.6% | 2 |
| 2017 | 75.9 | +6.9% | 2 |
| 2018 | 76.0 | +0.1% | 2 |
| 2019 | 89.7 | +18.0% | 2 |
| 2020 | 94.5 | +5.4% | 2 |
| 2021 | 103.3 | +9.3% | 2 |
| 2022 | 89.0 | -13.8% | 2 |
| 2023 | 90.1 | +1.2% | 2 |
| 2024 | 109.0 | +21.0% | 2 |
| 2025 | 124.0 | +13.8% | 2 |
| 2026 | 109.3 | -11.9% | 2 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-07 | ¥4,040 |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | ¥3,958 |
| 2025-07 | ¥4,280 |
| 2025-06 | ¥4,760 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does cherry cost in Japan?
- ¥4,040 per kg, as of July 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest cherry?
- Among the surveyed cities in July 2026, Akita was cheapest at ¥3,044 and Matsuyama the most expensive at ¥5,163.
- How much have cherry prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of July 2026, -6.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have cherry prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +17.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 109.7.
- When were cherry prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 130.2 in June 2025. The latest reading is -15.7% 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).