Study desk price in Japan
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥47,920 Tsu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥99,800 Kumamoto
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| # | City | Price (JPY) · per unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsu | ¥47,920 |
| 2 | Sapporo | ¥49,687 |
| 3 | Chiba | ¥49,895 |
| 4 | Aomori | ¥49,990 |
| 5 | Saga | ¥51,563 |
| 6 | Mito | ¥54,197 |
| 7 | Otsu | ¥54,383 |
| 8 | Okayama | ¥54,523 |
| 9 | Nagano | ¥56,593 |
| 10 | Kochi | ¥56,593 |
| 11 | Maebashi | ¥59,895 |
| 12 | Kanazawa | ¥59,927 |
| 13 | Kagoshima | ¥62,053 |
| 14 | Oita | ¥63,293 |
| 15 | Yamagata | ¥64,863 |
| 16 | Hiroshima | ¥66,140 |
| 17 | Takamatsu | ¥68,051 |
| 18 | Fukushima | ¥69,895 |
| 19 | Kyoto | ¥71,396 |
| 20 | Matsuyama | ¥71,597 |
| 21 | Tokushima | ¥71,857 |
| 22 | Yamaguchi | ¥71,867 |
| 23 | Matsue | ¥72,395 |
| 24 | Fukuoka | ¥72,395 |
| 25 | Osaka | ¥72,684 |
| 26 | Nagasaki | ¥72,833 |
| 27 | Wakayama | ¥73,260 |
| 28 | Nagoya | ¥75,913 |
| 29 | Niigata | ¥75,993 |
| 30 | Tottori | ¥76,530 |
| 31 | Sendai | ¥78,623 |
| 32 | Kobe | ¥78,987 |
| 33 | Utsunomiya | ¥79,863 |
| 34 | Shizuoka | ¥79,895 |
| 35 | Miyazaki | ¥79,897 |
| 36 | Tokyo (23 wards) | ¥79,980 |
| 37 | Gifu | ¥81,597 |
| 38 | Saitama | ¥83,795 |
| 39 | Akita | ¥84,463 |
| 40 | Morioka | ¥84,895 |
| 41 | Toyama | ¥86,530 |
| 42 | Fukui | ¥86,530 |
| 43 | Yokohama | ¥86,853 |
| 44 | Kofu | ¥96,445 |
| 45 | Nara | ¥97,200 |
| 46 | Kumamoto | ¥99,800 |
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
Study desk costs ¥71,381 per unit in Japan as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities. Measured as an index, the official CPI for study desk reads 119.4 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.3% year on year and up 15.8% over five years.
Study desk sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 621 monthly observations from January 1975 to September 2026. The series peaked at 119.7 in February 2026 and bottomed at 61.6 in July 1976; the latest reading is -0.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +24.5%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 93.2 | +2.0% | 12 |
| 2016 | 96.0 | +3.0% | 12 |
| 2017 | 97.4 | +1.5% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.1 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2019 | 97.8 | -0.3% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +2.2% | 12 |
| 2021 | 103.2 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2022 | 106.2 | +2.9% | 12 |
| 2023 | 117.1 | +10.3% | 12 |
| 2024 | 117.2 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2025 | 118.0 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 119.5 | +1.3% | 9 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-02 | ¥71,381 |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | ¥70,882 |
| 2025-12 | ¥70,691 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does study desk cost in Japan?
- ¥71,381 per unit, as of February 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest study desk?
- Among the surveyed cities in February 2026, Tsu was cheapest at ¥47,920 and Kumamoto the most expensive at ¥99,800.
- How much have study desk prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of September 2026, +1.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have study desk prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +15.8% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 119.4.
- When were study desk prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 119.7 in February 2026. The latest reading is -0.3% 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).