How much does golf play fee cost in Japan?

¥5,641 per person, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest golf play fee?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Utsunomiya was cheapest at ¥1,945 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥14,167.

How much have golf play fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +0.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have golf play fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+6.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 109.2.

When were golf play fee prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 151.0 in January 1995. The latest reading is -27.7% 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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Golf play fee price in Japan

ゴルフプレー料金

Average retail price

¥5,641per person-0.2% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: メンバーシップゴルフ場，ビジター料金，平日，セルフプレー，１ラウンド（１８ホール）のグリーンフィとゴルフ場利用税の合計額，カートやロッカーなどの利用料は除く

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥1,945 Utsunomiya
Priciest surveyed city: ¥14,167 Yokohama

Price in your city:

¥13,737per person+143.5% vs national average#46 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per person
1	Utsunomiya	¥1,945
2	Saga	¥1,945
3	Kagoshima	¥1,998
4	Fukui	¥2,023
5	Fukushima	¥2,356
6	Miyazaki	¥2,528
7	Hiroshima	¥2,625
8	Sapporo	¥2,871
9	Wakayama	¥2,945
10	Okayama	¥3,037
11	Kumamoto	¥3,095
12	Yamaguchi	¥3,116
13	Toyama	¥3,223
14	Fukuoka	¥3,428
15	Otsu	¥3,498
16	Yamagata	¥3,539
17	Oita	¥3,592
18	Mito	¥3,613
19	Maebashi	¥3,703
20	Tokushima	¥3,850
21	Nagasaki	¥3,862
22	Morioka	¥3,913
23	Matsue	¥4,480
24	Takamatsu	¥4,513
25	Tsu	¥4,523
26	Sendai	¥4,868
27	Niigata	¥4,903
28	Kofu	¥5,232
29	Tottori	¥5,978
30	Nara	¥6,147
31	Kanazawa	¥6,283
32	Aomori	¥6,318
33	Chiba	¥7,049
34	Nagano	¥7,055
35	Kochi	¥7,126
36	Nagoya	¥7,688
37	Gifu	¥7,960
38	Akita	¥8,286
39	Matsuyama	¥8,873
40	Shizuoka	¥9,180
41	Kyoto	¥10,000
42	Kobe	¥10,317
43	Saitama	¥10,347
44	Naha	¥10,431
45	Osaka	¥12,941
46	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥13,737
47	Yokohama	¥14,167

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

Golf play fee costs ¥5,641 per person in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, down 0.2% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for golf play fee reads 109.2 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 0.3% year on year and up 6.6% over five years.

Golf play fee sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 381 monthly observations from January 1995 to September 2026. The series peaked at 151.0 in January 1995 and bottomed at 86.0 in February 2016; the latest reading is -27.7% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +10.1%.

Latest CPI

109.2

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+0.3%

5y change %

+6.6%

Change since 1995-01

-27.7%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Golf play fee in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	98.9	-0.8%	12
2016	98.2	-0.7%	12
2017	98.2	0.0%	12
2018	98.8	+0.6%	12
2019	99.5	+0.7%	12
2020	100.0	+0.5%	12
2021	101.5	+1.5%	12
2022	103.2	+1.7%	12
2023	106.6	+3.3%	12
2024	107.4	+0.8%	12
2025	108.5	+1.0%	12
2026	107.5	-0.9%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥5,641
2026-08	¥5,471
2026-07	¥5,446
2026-06	¥5,778
2026-05	¥5,893
2026-04	¥5,690
2026-03	¥5,723
2026-02	¥5,646
2026-01	¥5,482
2025-12	¥5,716
2025-11	¥5,901
2025-10	¥5,966
2025-09	¥5,651

Frequently asked questions

How much does golf play fee cost in Japan?: ¥5,641 per person, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest golf play fee?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Utsunomiya was cheapest at ¥1,945 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥14,167.
How much have golf play fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +0.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have golf play fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +6.6% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 109.2.
When were golf play fee prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 151.0 in January 1995. The latest reading is -27.7% 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).