How much does tissue paper cost in Japan?

¥561 per 1,000 sets, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest tissue paper?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Aomori was cheapest at ¥449 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥645.

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

As of September 2026, +18.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+55.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 151.3.

When were tissue paper prices in Japan at their highest?

Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 151.3 — a record high since the series began.

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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Tissue paper price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥561per 1,000 sets+19.3% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: パルプ１００％又はパルプ・再生紙混合，１箱３００～３６０枚（１５０～１８０組）入り，５箱入り

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥449 Aomori
Priciest surveyed city: ¥645 Miyazaki

Price in your city:

¥555per 1,000 sets-1.1% vs national average#26 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per 1,000 sets
1	Aomori	¥449
2	Matsuyama	¥458
3	Okayama	¥477
4	Mito	¥489
5	Yamaguchi	¥496
6	Niigata	¥517
7	Matsue	¥525
8	Osaka	¥526
9	Nara	¥528
10	Wakayama	¥529
11	Yokohama	¥530
12	Tokushima	¥532
13	Kitakyushu	¥534
14	Sendai	¥536
15	Gifu	¥536
16	Hamamatsu	¥536
17	Kobe	¥541
18	Shizuoka	¥542
19	Hiroshima	¥546
20	Oita	¥546
21	Kawasaki	¥546
22	Kochi	¥547
23	Kumamoto	¥549
24	Tottori	¥553
25	Takamatsu	¥553
26	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥555
27	Kyoto	¥556
28	Fukui	¥558
29	Sakai	¥559
30	Naha	¥560
31	Sapporo	¥562
32	Saitama	¥567
33	Nagano	¥571
34	Nagoya	¥571
35	Saga	¥572
36	Kagoshima	¥579
37	Tsu	¥580
38	Yamagata	¥581
39	Kanazawa	¥583
40	Fukuoka	¥584
41	Utsunomiya	¥589
42	Morioka	¥596
43	Maebashi	¥596
44	Otsu	¥597
45	Chiba	¥599
46	Toyama	¥599
47	Fukushima	¥602
48	Sagamihara	¥608
49	Nagasaki	¥609
50	Akita	¥617
51	Kofu	¥621
52	Miyazaki	¥645

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

Tissue paper costs ¥561 per 1,000 sets in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 19.3% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for tissue paper reads 151.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 18.4% year on year and up 55.0% over five years.

Tissue paper sits in the furniture & household group of Japan's CPI basket, with 561 monthly observations from January 1980 to September 2026. The series peaked at 151.3 in September 2026 and bottomed at 81.8 in February 2013; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +72.3%.

Latest CPI

151.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+18.4%

5y change %

+55.0%

Change since 1980-01

+13.7%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Tissue paper in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	90.0	+1.0%	12
2016	88.3	-1.9%	12
2017	87.2	-1.2%	12
2018	87.4	+0.2%	12
2019	94.1	+7.7%	12
2020	100.0	+6.3%	12
2021	97.9	-2.1%	12
2022	99.5	+1.6%	12
2023	119.0	+19.6%	12
2024	124.3	+4.5%	12
2025	127.1	+2.3%	12
2026	132.9	+4.6%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥561
2026-08	¥528
2026-07	¥478
2026-06	¥478
2026-05	¥479
2026-04	¥473
2026-03	¥472
2026-02	¥472
2026-01	¥472
2025-12	¥469
2025-11	¥474
2025-10	¥474
2025-09	¥470

Frequently asked questions

How much does tissue paper cost in Japan?: ¥561 per 1,000 sets, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest tissue paper?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Aomori was cheapest at ¥449 and Miyazaki the most expensive at ¥645.
How much have tissue paper prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +18.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have tissue paper prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +55.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 151.3.
When were tissue paper prices in Japan at their highest?: Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 151.3 — a record high since the series began.
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).