Rice mix seasoning price in Japan
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥198 Kochi
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥268 Naha
See all 47 cities, cheapest first
| # | City | Price (JPY) · per box |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kochi | ¥198 |
| 2 | Tokushima | ¥209 |
| 3 | Takamatsu | ¥209 |
| 4 | Matsuyama | ¥209 |
| 5 | Saga | ¥209 |
| 6 | Miyazaki | ¥209 |
| 7 | Yamagata | ¥213 |
| 8 | Chiba | ¥213 |
| 9 | Yokohama | ¥213 |
| 10 | Niigata | ¥213 |
| 11 | Sapporo | ¥214 |
| 12 | Maebashi | ¥214 |
| 13 | Nagano | ¥214 |
| 14 | Okayama | ¥214 |
| 15 | Toyama | ¥215 |
| 16 | Aomori | ¥225 |
| 17 | Gifu | ¥225 |
| 18 | Otsu | ¥225 |
| 19 | Yamaguchi | ¥225 |
| 20 | Fukuoka | ¥225 |
| 21 | Nagasaki | ¥225 |
| 22 | Kumamoto | ¥225 |
| 23 | Akita | ¥226 |
| 24 | Kanazawa | ¥226 |
| 25 | Shizuoka | ¥231 |
| 26 | Oita | ¥231 |
| 27 | Osaka | ¥232 |
| 28 | Kyoto | ¥235 |
| 29 | Tottori | ¥235 |
| 30 | Saitama | ¥236 |
| 31 | Tsu | ¥240 |
| 32 | Tokyo (23 wards) | ¥241 |
| 33 | Morioka | ¥241 |
| 34 | Mito | ¥246 |
| 35 | Nara | ¥246 |
| 36 | Kagoshima | ¥246 |
| 37 | Sendai | ¥247 |
| 38 | Kobe | ¥247 |
| 39 | Wakayama | ¥247 |
| 40 | Hiroshima | ¥247 |
| 41 | Matsue | ¥248 |
| 42 | Utsunomiya | ¥252 |
| 43 | Fukui | ¥258 |
| 44 | Kofu | ¥258 |
| 45 | Fukushima | ¥268 |
| 46 | Nagoya | ¥268 |
| 47 | Naha | ¥268 |
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
Rice mix seasoning costs ¥231 per box in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 1.0% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for rice mix seasoning reads 108.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.0% year on year and up 7.6% over five years.
Rice mix seasoning sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 381 monthly observations from January 1995 to September 2026. The series peaked at 124.1 in July 1999 and bottomed at 81.0 in August 2013; the latest reading is -12.6% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +7.4%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101.1 | +12.1% | 12 |
| 2016 | 100.9 | -0.2% | 12 |
| 2017 | 99.9 | -1.0% | 12 |
| 2018 | 99.8 | -0.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100.7 | +0.9% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | -0.7% | 12 |
| 2021 | 103.1 | +3.1% | 12 |
| 2022 | 110.2 | +6.9% | 12 |
| 2023 | 109.5 | -0.6% | 12 |
| 2024 | 109.1 | -0.4% | 12 |
| 2025 | 111.3 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2026 | 111.1 | -0.2% | 9 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-09 | ¥231 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | ¥239 |
| 2026-07 | ¥246 |
| 2026-06 | ¥246 |
| 2026-05 | ¥238 |
| 2026-04 | ¥236 |
| 2026-03 | ¥231 |
| 2026-02 | ¥242 |
| 2026-01 | ¥243 |
| 2025-12 | ¥243 |
| 2025-11 | ¥239 |
| 2025-10 | ¥235 |
| 2025-09 | ¥229 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does rice mix seasoning cost in Japan?
- ¥231 per box, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest rice mix seasoning?
- Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kochi was cheapest at ¥198 and Naha the most expensive at ¥268.
- How much have rice mix seasoning prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, +2.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have rice mix seasoning prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +7.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 108.5.
- When were rice mix seasoning prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 124.1 in July 1999. The latest reading is -12.6% 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).