Theme park admission
Average retail price
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
Theme park admission costs ¥11,233 per person in Japan as of August 2026 — the official nationwide price, flat from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for theme park admission reads 129.1 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 0.8% year on year and up 20.5% over five years.
Theme park admission sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 500 monthly observations from January 1985 to August 2026. The series peaked at 129.1 in August 2026 and bottomed at 44.0 in January 1985; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +39.0%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.5 | +5.9% | 12 |
| 2016 | 91.7 | +6.0% | 12 |
| 2017 | 93.6 | +2.1% | 12 |
| 2018 | 94.6 | +1.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 96.2 | +1.7% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +4.0% | 12 |
| 2021 | 106.3 | +6.3% | 12 |
| 2022 | 107.7 | +1.3% | 12 |
| 2023 | 111.1 | +3.2% | 12 |
| 2024 | 119.3 | +7.4% | 12 |
| 2025 | 122.4 | +2.6% | 12 |
| 2026 | 122.3 | -0.1% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥11,233 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥9,900 |
| 2026-06 | ¥9,733 |
| 2026-05 | ¥10,233 |
| 2026-04 | ¥9,733 |
| 2026-03 | ¥9,900 |
| 2026-02 | ¥9,400 |
| 2026-01 | ¥10,567 |
| 2025-12 | ¥10,400 |
| 2025-11 | ¥10,400 |
| 2025-10 | ¥11,233 |
| 2025-09 | ¥9,900 |
| 2025-08 | ¥11,233 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does theme park admission cost in Japan?
- ¥11,233 per person, as of August 2026 — the official nationwide price in the government's retail price survey.
- How much have theme park admission prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +0.8% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have theme park admission prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +20.5% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 129.1.
- When were theme park admission prices in Japan at their highest?
- Right now. The latest month, August 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 129.1 — 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).