How much does bowling fee cost in Japan?

¥692 per game, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 76 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest bowling fee?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Ube was cheapest at ¥450 and Nagaoka the most expensive at ¥1,830.

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

As of September 2026, +2.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+12.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.5.

When were bowling fee prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 114.0 in August 2026. The latest reading is -0.4% 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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Bowling fee price in Japan

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Average retail price

¥692per game+2.1% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 76 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 一般，平日，午後６時以後の料金

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥450 Ube
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,830 Nagaoka

Price in your city:

¥900per game+30.0% vs national average#51 cheapest of 51 cities

See all 51 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per game
1	Niigata	¥500
2	Gifu	¥500
3	Tokushima	¥540
4	Fukushima	¥550
5	Mito	¥550
6	Okayama	¥550
7	Kochi	¥550
8	Toyama	¥570
9	Tottori	¥580
10	Akita	¥600
11	Utsunomiya	¥600
12	Fukui	¥600
13	Nagano	¥600
14	Otsu	¥600
15	Matsue	¥600
16	Takamatsu	¥600
17	Oita	¥600
18	Miyazaki	¥600
19	Kagoshima	¥600
20	Yamaguchi	¥610
21	Naha	¥630
22	Yamagata	¥650
23	Maebashi	¥650
24	Nagasaki	¥650
25	Kitakyushu	¥650
26	Aomori	¥660
27	Morioka	¥680
28	Saitama	¥700
29	Chiba	¥700
30	Kanazawa	¥700
31	Hiroshima	¥700
32	Matsuyama	¥700
33	Fukuoka	¥700
34	Kawasaki	¥700
35	Sagamihara	¥700
36	Yokohama	¥750
37	Sapporo	¥780
38	Sendai	¥800
39	Shizuoka	¥800
40	Nagoya	¥800
41	Tsu	¥800
42	Kyoto	¥800
43	Osaka	¥800
44	Kobe	¥800
45	Nara	¥800
46	Wakayama	¥800
47	Saga	¥800
48	Kumamoto	¥800
49	Hamamatsu	¥800
50	Sakai	¥800
51	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥900

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

Bowling fee costs ¥692 per game in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 76 surveyed cities, up 2.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for bowling fee reads 113.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.4% year on year and up 12.5% over five years.

Bowling fee 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 114.0 in August 2026 and bottomed at 42.2 in January 1970; the latest reading is -0.4% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +19.3%.

Latest CPI

113.5

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+2.4%

5y change %

+12.5%

Change since 1970-01

+169.0%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Bowling fee in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	94.7	+1.8%	12
2016	95.1	+0.4%	12
2017	96.2	+1.2%	12
2018	96.8	+0.6%	12
2019	98.1	+1.3%	12
2020	100.0	+1.9%	12
2021	100.9	+0.9%	12
2022	102.5	+1.6%	12
2023	105.3	+2.7%	12
2024	107.3	+1.9%	12
2025	110.2	+2.7%	12
2026	112.9	+2.5%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥692
2026-08	¥697
2026-07	¥692
2026-06	¥691
2026-05	¥686
2026-04	¥683
2026-03	¥682
2026-02	¥682
2026-01	¥681
2025-12	¥676
2025-11	¥676
2025-10	¥678
2025-09	¥678

Frequently asked questions

How much does bowling fee cost in Japan?: ¥692 per game, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 76 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest bowling fee?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Ube was cheapest at ¥450 and Nagaoka the most expensive at ¥1,830.
How much have bowling fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +2.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have bowling fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +12.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.5.
When were bowling fee prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 114.0 in August 2026. The latest reading is -0.4% 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).