Cultural facility admission
Average retail price
- Cheapest surveyed city
- ¥420 Kofu
- Priciest surveyed city
- ¥2,800 Oita
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
Cultural facility admission costs ¥1,270 per person in Japan as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities, up 2.7% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for cultural facility admission reads 119.5 (2020 = 100) in August 2026, up 2.0% year on year and up 15.7% over five years.
Cultural facility admission sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 380 monthly observations from January 1995 to August 2026. The series peaked at 119.5 in August 2026 and bottomed at 82.9 in January 1995; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +28.1%.
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 91.9 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2016 | 92.6 | +0.8% | 12 |
| 2017 | 95.4 | +3.0% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.7 | +3.5% | 12 |
| 2019 | 99.7 | +1.0% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2021 | 102.5 | +2.5% | 12 |
| 2022 | 104.0 | +1.5% | 12 |
| 2023 | 107.4 | +3.3% | 12 |
| 2024 | 109.1 | +1.6% | 12 |
| 2025 | 112.5 | +3.1% | 12 |
| 2026 | 116.2 | +3.3% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Average retail price by month
| 2026-08 | ¥1,270 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | ¥1,258 |
| 2026-06 | ¥1,255 |
| 2026-05 | ¥1,253 |
| 2026-04 | ¥1,262 |
| 2026-03 | ¥1,248 |
| 2026-02 | ¥1,253 |
| 2026-01 | ¥1,251 |
| 2025-12 | ¥1,251 |
| 2025-11 | ¥1,245 |
| 2025-10 | ¥1,234 |
| 2025-09 | ¥1,222 |
| 2025-08 | ¥1,237 |
Frequently asked questions
- How much does cultural facility admission cost in Japan?
- ¥1,270 per person, as of August 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
- Which Japanese city has the cheapest cultural facility admission?
- Among the surveyed cities in August 2026, Kofu was cheapest at ¥420 and Oita the most expensive at ¥2,800.
- How much have cultural facility admission prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +2.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have cultural facility admission prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +15.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 119.5.
- When were cultural facility admission prices in Japan at their highest?
- Right now. The latest month, August 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 119.5 — 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).