How much does shochu cost in Japan?

¥1,702 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest shochu?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Saitama was cheapest at ¥1,510 and Fujisawa the most expensive at ¥1,906.

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

As of September 2026, +0.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+8.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 108.5.

When were shochu prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 108.5 in November 2023. The latest reading is 0.0% 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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Shochu price in Japan

焼酎

Average retail price

¥1,702per unit+0.5% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 単式蒸留しょうちゅう，〔主原料〕麦又はさつまいも，紙容器入り（１，８００ｍＬ入り），アルコール分２５度

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥1,510 Saitama
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,906 Fujisawa

Price in your city:

¥1,790per unit+5.2% vs national average#45 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per unit
1	Saitama	¥1,510
2	Matsuyama	¥1,571
3	Sakai	¥1,585
4	Nagano	¥1,586
5	Gifu	¥1,589
6	Nagoya	¥1,602
7	Kanazawa	¥1,604
8	Matsue	¥1,631
9	Mito	¥1,637
10	Aomori	¥1,641
11	Toyama	¥1,641
12	Kitakyushu	¥1,645
13	Sendai	¥1,647
14	Fukushima	¥1,647
15	Utsunomiya	¥1,648
16	Kochi	¥1,648
17	Nara	¥1,649
18	Tokushima	¥1,653
19	Maebashi	¥1,660
20	Tottori	¥1,663
21	Shizuoka	¥1,667
22	Fukui	¥1,670
23	Okayama	¥1,675
24	Chiba	¥1,686
25	Tsu	¥1,689
26	Kyoto	¥1,696
27	Kagoshima	¥1,697
28	Niigata	¥1,698
29	Otsu	¥1,699
30	Sagamihara	¥1,702
31	Morioka	¥1,710
32	Yokohama	¥1,711
33	Akita	¥1,721
34	Kobe	¥1,721
35	Hiroshima	¥1,725
36	Fukuoka	¥1,727
37	Yamagata	¥1,731
38	Hamamatsu	¥1,737
39	Kawasaki	¥1,752
40	Takamatsu	¥1,757
41	Yamaguchi	¥1,759
42	Kofu	¥1,771
43	Osaka	¥1,778
44	Miyazaki	¥1,787
45	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥1,790
46	Kumamoto	¥1,791
47	Saga	¥1,794
48	Sapporo	¥1,795
49	Wakayama	¥1,836
50	Oita	¥1,849
51	Nagasaki	¥1,883
52	Naha	¥1,905

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

Shochu costs ¥1,702 per unit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 0.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for shochu reads 108.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 0.9% year on year and up 8.9% over five years.

Shochu sits in the food group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 108.5 in November 2023 and bottomed at 26.3 in January 1970; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +10.8%.

Latest CPI

108.5

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+0.9%

5y change %

+8.9%

Change since 1970-01

+312.5%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Shochu in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	98.8	+0.5%	12
2016	98.0	-0.8%	12
2017	99.7	+1.7%	12
2018	100.0	+0.3%	12
2019	99.6	-0.4%	12
2020	100.0	+0.4%	12
2021	99.7	-0.3%	12
2022	100.1	+0.4%	12
2023	106.5	+6.4%	12
2024	108.0	+1.4%	12
2025	107.6	-0.4%	12
2026	107.6	0.0%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥1,702
2026-08	¥1,704
2026-07	¥1,699
2026-06	¥1,689
2026-05	¥1,690
2026-04	¥1,689
2026-03	¥1,690
2026-02	¥1,690
2026-01	¥1,684
2025-12	¥1,687
2025-11	¥1,688
2025-10	¥1,690
2025-09	¥1,694

Frequently asked questions

How much does shochu cost in Japan?: ¥1,702 per unit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest shochu?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Saitama was cheapest at ¥1,510 and Fujisawa the most expensive at ¥1,906.
How much have shochu prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +0.9% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have shochu prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +8.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 108.5.
When were shochu prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 108.5 in November 2023. The latest reading is 0.0% 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).