How much does baseball glove cost in Japan?

¥15,237 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest baseball glove?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kofu was cheapest at ¥10,350 and Hachinohe the most expensive at ¥19,800.

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

As of September 2026, -2.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+5.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.5.

When were baseball glove prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 115.2 in May 2025. The latest reading is -4.1% 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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Baseball glove price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥15,237per piece-1.8% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 軟式野球用，大人用，牛革製，〔ポジション〕オールラウンド用，中級品，「ミズノ」，「ゼット」又は「エスエスケイ」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥10,350 Kofu
Priciest surveyed city: ¥19,800 Hachinohe

Price in your city:

¥15,290per piece+0.3% vs national average#26 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per piece
1	Kofu	¥10,350
2	Otsu	¥12,100
3	Yamagata	¥12,870
4	Nagasaki	¥12,870
5	Hamamatsu	¥12,870
6	Matsue	¥13,400
7	Osaka	¥13,420
8	Nara	¥13,420
9	Fukuoka	¥13,695
10	Naha	¥13,695
11	Nagoya	¥13,750
12	Hiroshima	¥14,080
13	Sakai	¥14,080
14	Chiba	¥14,300
15	Nagano	¥14,300
16	Wakayama	¥14,300
17	Matsuyama	¥14,328
18	Kochi	¥14,575
19	Mito	¥14,630
20	Gifu	¥14,630
21	Miyazaki	¥14,795
22	Maebashi	¥14,850
23	Shizuoka	¥14,850
24	Saitama	¥15,100
25	Utsunomiya	¥15,125
26	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥15,290
27	Takamatsu	¥15,345
28	Yokohama	¥15,373
29	Sapporo	¥15,400
30	Sendai	¥15,400
31	Akita	¥15,400
32	Fukushima	¥15,400
33	Toyama	¥15,400
34	Kobe	¥15,400
35	Kumamoto	¥15,400
36	Yamaguchi	¥15,455
37	Fukui	¥15,675
38	Kyoto	¥15,675
39	Tottori	¥15,730
40	Saga	¥15,895
41	Morioka	¥16,115
42	Tsu	¥16,125
43	Niigata	¥16,500
44	Kanazawa	¥16,500
45	Kagoshima	¥16,775
46	Kawasaki	¥17,325
47	Oita	¥17,435
48	Kitakyushu	¥17,463
49	Aomori	¥17,600
50	Sagamihara	¥17,600
51	Okayama	¥18,700
52	Tokushima	¥19,250

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

Baseball glove costs ¥15,237 per piece in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, down 1.8% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for baseball glove reads 110.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, down 2.6% year on year and up 5.5% over five years.

Baseball glove sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 115.2 in May 2025 and bottomed at 16.4 in January 1970; the latest reading is -4.1% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +16.2%.

Latest CPI

110.5

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

-2.6%

5y change %

+5.5%

Change since 1970-01

+573.8%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Baseball glove in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	87.3	+6.3%	12
2016	93.0	+6.5%	12
2017	97.0	+4.3%	12
2018	97.7	+0.7%	12
2019	95.6	-2.1%	12
2020	100.0	+4.6%	12
2021	104.9	+4.9%	12
2022	106.3	+1.3%	12
2023	106.7	+0.4%	12
2024	111.3	+4.3%	12
2025	113.7	+2.2%	12
2026	111.5	-1.9%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥15,237
2026-08	¥15,403
2026-07	¥15,423
2026-06	¥15,314
2026-05	¥15,347
2026-04	¥15,564
2026-03	¥15,436
2026-02	¥15,394
2026-01	¥15,289
2025-12	¥15,473
2025-11	¥15,480
2025-10	¥15,694
2025-09	¥15,516

Frequently asked questions

How much does baseball glove cost in Japan?: ¥15,237 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest baseball glove?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Kofu was cheapest at ¥10,350 and Hachinohe the most expensive at ¥19,800.
How much have baseball glove prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, -2.6% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have baseball glove prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +5.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 110.5.
When were baseball glove prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 115.2 in May 2025. The latest reading is -4.1% 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).