How much does carpentry labor cost in Japan?

¥23,264 per day, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest carpentry labor?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kagoshima was cheapest at ¥15,000 and Kashiwa the most expensive at ¥44,000.

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

As of September 2026, +2.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+11.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 111.7.

When were carpentry labor prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 111.7 in August 2026. 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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Carpentry labor price in Japan

大工手間代

Average retail price

¥23,264per day+2.6% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 家屋修理手間代，常用１人分

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥15,000 Kagoshima
Priciest surveyed city: ¥44,000 Kashiwa

Price in your city:

¥23,917per day+2.8% vs national average#30 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per day
1	Kagoshima	¥15,000
2	Kochi	¥16,300
3	Naha	¥16,795
4	Takamatsu	¥17,359
5	Tsu	¥17,685
6	Kitakyushu	¥17,888
7	Matsuyama	¥18,000
8	Mito	¥18,150
9	Tokushima	¥18,150
10	Nagano	¥19,000
11	Fukui	¥19,900
12	Toyama	¥20,000
13	Okayama	¥20,000
14	Otsu	¥20,370
15	Utsunomiya	¥20,444
16	Chiba	¥21,000
17	Wakayama	¥21,150
18	Tottori	¥21,450
19	Gifu	¥21,500
20	Sakai	¥21,750
21	Akita	¥22,000
22	Yokohama	¥22,000
23	Oita	¥22,000
24	Hamamatsu	¥22,000
25	Nagasaki	¥22,250
26	Miyazaki	¥22,500
27	Yamagata	¥23,364
28	Osaka	¥23,446
29	Matsue	¥23,900
30	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥23,917
31	Fukushima	¥24,000
32	Niigata	¥24,000
33	Nagoya	¥24,250
34	Hiroshima	¥24,900
35	Maebashi	¥25,000
36	Morioka	¥25,025
37	Fukuoka	¥25,250
38	Shizuoka	¥25,300
39	Nara	¥25,300
40	Yamaguchi	¥26,150
41	Sapporo	¥26,400
42	Saga	¥26,500
43	Kumamoto	¥26,910
44	Aomori	¥27,500
45	Kanazawa	¥27,500
46	Kobe	¥28,500
47	Sendai	¥29,000
48	Kofu	¥29,150
49	Saitama	¥30,250
50	Kawasaki	¥31,000
51	Sagamihara	¥33,550
52	Kyoto	¥33,660

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

Carpentry labor costs ¥23,264 per day in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 2.6% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for carpentry labor reads 111.7 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.7% year on year and up 11.4% over five years.

Carpentry labor sits in the housing group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 111.7 in August 2026 and bottomed at 14.4 in January 1970; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +16.6%.

Latest CPI

111.7

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+2.7%

5y change %

+11.4%

Change since 1970-01

+675.7%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Carpentry labor in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	95.7	+1.2%	12
2016	95.7	0.0%	12
2017	96.2	+0.5%	12
2018	97.1	+0.9%	12
2019	98.4	+1.3%	12
2020	100.0	+1.6%	12
2021	100.2	+0.2%	12
2022	101.0	+0.8%	12
2023	102.3	+1.3%	12
2024	104.7	+2.3%	12
2025	107.8	+3.0%	12
2026	110.4	+2.4%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥23,264
2026-08	¥23,264
2026-07	¥23,216
2026-06	¥23,141
2026-05	¥23,110
2026-04	¥23,012
2026-03	¥22,911
2026-02	¥22,835
2026-01	¥22,823
2025-12	¥22,810
2025-11	¥22,810
2025-10	¥22,796
2025-09	¥22,674

Frequently asked questions

How much does carpentry labor cost in Japan?: ¥23,264 per day, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest carpentry labor?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kagoshima was cheapest at ¥15,000 and Kashiwa the most expensive at ¥44,000.
How much have carpentry labor prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +2.7% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have carpentry labor prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +11.4% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 111.7.
When were carpentry labor prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 111.7 in August 2026. 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).