How much does dress shirt cost in Japan?

¥3,355 per sheet, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest dress shirt?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fuji was cheapest at ¥1,478 and Fukui the most expensive at ¥5,309.

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

As of September 2026, -0.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+3.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 102.9.

When were dress shirt prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 119.6 in May 1999. The latest reading is -14.0% 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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Dress shirt price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥3,355per sheet-0.7% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 長袖，シングルカフス，〔素材〕ポリエステル・綿混用，白（白織柄を含む），〔サイズ〕えり回り３９～４１ｃｍ・ゆき８０～８４ｃｍ又はＭ～Ｌ，普通品

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥1,478 Fuji
Priciest surveyed city: ¥5,309 Fukui

Price in your city:

¥3,639per sheet+8.5% vs national average#35 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per sheet
1	Hiroshima	¥1,986
2	Toyama	¥2,185
3	Matsue	¥2,405
4	Yamaguchi	¥2,519
5	Shizuoka	¥2,552
6	Kawasaki	¥2,629
7	Oita	¥2,666
8	Wakayama	¥2,732
9	Fukushima	¥2,739
10	Nagoya	¥2,825
11	Yokohama	¥2,902
12	Akita	¥2,915
13	Kanazawa	¥2,915
14	Hamamatsu	¥2,915
15	Aomori	¥2,919
16	Mito	¥2,922
17	Osaka	¥2,956
18	Chiba	¥3,006
19	Kagoshima	¥3,029
20	Yamagata	¥3,102
21	Naha	¥3,249
22	Fukuoka	¥3,259
23	Sapporo	¥3,278
24	Otsu	¥3,278
25	Takamatsu	¥3,278
26	Matsuyama	¥3,282
27	Niigata	¥3,285
28	Tottori	¥3,285
29	Sagamihara	¥3,285
30	Sakai	¥3,285
31	Kyoto	¥3,373
32	Sendai	¥3,537
33	Okayama	¥3,615
34	Nagasaki	¥3,619
35	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥3,639
36	Kochi	¥3,648
37	Kobe	¥3,909
38	Nagano	¥3,986
39	Kumamoto	¥3,986
40	Nara	¥4,019
41	Maebashi	¥4,022
42	Saitama	¥4,120
43	Miyazaki	¥4,352
44	Kofu	¥4,389
45	Gifu	¥4,389
46	Utsunomiya	¥4,430
47	Morioka	¥4,495
48	Kitakyushu	¥4,637
49	Tsu	¥4,642
50	Tokushima	¥4,723
51	Saga	¥4,723
52	Fukui	¥5,309

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

Dress shirt costs ¥3,355 per sheet in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 0.7% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for dress shirt reads 102.9 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 0.5% year on year and up 3.7% over five years.

Dress shirt sits in the clothing & footwear group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 119.6 in May 1999 and bottomed at 41.3 in January 1970; the latest reading is -14.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +2.3%.

Latest CPI

102.9

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-0.5%

5y change %

+3.7%

Change since 1970-01

+149.2%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Dress shirt in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	99.2	+0.5%	12
2016	100.1	+0.9%	12
2017	100.2	+0.1%	12
2018	100.7	+0.5%	12
2019	99.7	-1.0%	12
2020	100.0	+0.3%	12
2021	99.0	-1.0%	12
2022	99.1	+0.1%	12
2023	100.6	+1.5%	12
2024	102.3	+1.7%	12
2025	103.2	+0.9%	12
2026	102.6	-0.6%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥3,355
2026-08	¥3,330
2026-07	¥3,350
2026-06	¥3,338
2026-05	¥3,337
2026-04	¥3,339
2026-03	¥3,331
2026-02	¥3,335
2026-01	¥3,362
2025-12	¥3,345
2025-11	¥3,332
2025-10	¥3,354
2025-09	¥3,377

Frequently asked questions

How much does dress shirt cost in Japan?: ¥3,355 per sheet, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest dress shirt?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Fuji was cheapest at ¥1,478 and Fukui the most expensive at ¥5,309.
How much have dress shirt prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -0.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have dress shirt prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +3.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 102.9.
When were dress shirt prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 119.6 in May 1999. The latest reading is -14.0% 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).