How much does cable broadcast fee cost in Japan?

¥5,076 per month, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest cable broadcast fee?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Toyama was cheapest at ¥3,520 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥6,666.

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

As of September 2026, +0.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+2.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 102.4.

When were cable broadcast fee prices in Japan at their highest?

Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 102.4 — a record high since the series began.

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).

Culture & recreation · code 9368

Cable broadcast fee price in Japan

放送受信料（ケーブル）

Average retail price

¥5,076per month+1.5% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 自主放送を行う事業者の受信料，セットトップボックス１台，基本チャンネル，５０チャンネル以上，一戸建住宅

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥3,520 Toyama
Priciest surveyed city: ¥6,666 Yokohama

Price in your city:

¥5,841per month+15.1% vs national average#31 cheapest of 46 cities

See all 46 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per month
1	Toyama	¥3,520
2	Yamaguchi	¥3,740
3	Tottori	¥3,850
4	Nagasaki	¥3,850
5	Kagoshima	¥3,850
6	Fukui	¥3,960
7	Matsue	¥3,960
8	Nagoya	¥4,070
9	Aomori	¥4,180
10	Niigata	¥4,180
11	Takamatsu	¥4,180
12	Kochi	¥4,180
13	Miyazaki	¥4,180
14	Saga	¥4,372
15	Utsunomiya	¥4,378
16	Gifu	¥4,510
17	Nara	¥4,620
18	Hiroshima	¥4,620
19	Morioka	¥4,730
20	Naha	¥4,730
21	Sendai	¥4,840
22	Shizuoka	¥4,928
23	Nagano	¥4,950
24	Tokushima	¥4,950
25	Matsuyama	¥4,950
26	Akita	¥5,170
27	Otsu	¥5,500
28	Fukushima	¥5,610
29	Kanazawa	¥5,610
30	Okayama	¥5,610
31	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥5,841
32	Sapporo	¥6,050
33	Yamagata	¥6,050
34	Maebashi	¥6,050
35	Saitama	¥6,050
36	Chiba	¥6,050
37	Kyoto	¥6,050
38	Osaka	¥6,050
39	Kobe	¥6,050
40	Wakayama	¥6,050
41	Fukuoka	¥6,050
42	Kumamoto	¥6,050
43	Oita	¥6,050
44	Tsu	¥6,138
45	Kofu	¥6,490
46	Yokohama	¥6,666

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

Cable broadcast fee costs ¥5,076 per month in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities, up 1.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for cable broadcast fee reads 102.4 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 0.4% year on year and up 2.2% over five years.

Cable broadcast fee sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 261 monthly observations from January 2005 to September 2026. The series peaked at 102.4 in September 2026 and bottomed at 89.9 in January 2005; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +6.7%.

Latest CPI

102.4

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+0.4%

5y change %

+2.2%

Change since 2005-01

+13.9%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Cable broadcast fee in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	95.9	+1.2%	12
2016	96.0	+0.1%	12
2017	95.9	-0.1%	12
2018	95.9	0.0%	12
2019	97.6	+1.8%	12
2020	100.0	+2.5%	12
2021	100.1	+0.1%	12
2022	100.2	+0.1%	12
2023	100.7	+0.5%	12
2024	101.1	+0.4%	12
2025	101.9	+0.8%	12
2026	102.2	+0.3%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥5,076
2026-08	¥5,064
2026-07	¥5,053
2026-06	¥5,053
2026-05	¥5,053
2026-04	¥5,053
2026-03	¥5,041
2026-02	¥5,041
2026-01	¥5,041
2025-12	¥5,034
2025-11	¥5,034
2025-10	¥5,034
2025-09	¥5,004

Frequently asked questions

How much does cable broadcast fee cost in Japan?: ¥5,076 per month, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest cable broadcast fee?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Toyama was cheapest at ¥3,520 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥6,666.
How much have cable broadcast fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +0.4% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have cable broadcast fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +2.2% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 102.4.
When were cable broadcast fee prices in Japan at their highest?: Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 102.4 — a record high since the series began.
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).