How much does cultural facility admission cost in Japan?

¥1,257 per person, as of September 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 September 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 September 2026, +2.6% 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?

+12.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 116.4.

When were cultural facility admission prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 119.5 in August 2026. The latest reading is -2.6% 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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Cultural facility admission price in Japan

文化施設入場料

Average retail price

¥1,257per person+2.8% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 動物園又は水族館入場料，個人，一般（大人）

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥420 Kofu
Priciest surveyed city: ¥2,800 Oita

Price in your city:

¥1,255per person-0.1% vs national average#24 cheapest of 46 cities

See all 46 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per person
1	Kofu	¥420
2	Kobe	¥425
3	Nagano	¥500
4	Otsu	¥520
5	Morioka	¥530
6	Kochi	¥535
7	Miyazaki	¥570
8	Saitama	¥650
9	Aomori	¥750
10	Yamagata	¥750
11	Toyama	¥750
12	Tokushima	¥800
13	Nara	¥850
14	Matsuyama	¥850
15	Saga	¥860
16	Sapporo	¥900
17	Hiroshima	¥965
18	Wakayama	¥1,040
19	Kumamoto	¥1,050
20	Fukui	¥1,100
21	Matsue	¥1,125
22	Akita	¥1,150
23	Okayama	¥1,150
24	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥1,255
25	Nagoya	¥1,265
26	Fukushima	¥1,275
27	Kanazawa	¥1,365
28	Mito	¥1,410
29	Sendai	¥1,440
30	Nagasaki	¥1,450
31	Kagoshima	¥1,500
32	Yamaguchi	¥1,550
33	Fukuoka	¥1,550
34	Gifu	¥1,590
35	Naha	¥1,590
36	Kyoto	¥1,675
37	Niigata	¥1,750
38	Maebashi	¥1,775
39	Yokohama	¥1,800
40	Osaka	¥1,800
41	Shizuoka	¥1,910
42	Utsunomiya	¥2,050
43	Chiba	¥2,050
44	Takamatsu	¥2,125
45	Tsu	¥2,600
46	Oita	¥2,800

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 ¥1,257 per person in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 46 surveyed cities, up 2.8% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for cultural facility admission reads 116.4 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.6% year on year and up 12.7% over five years.

Cultural facility admission 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 119.5 in August 2026 and bottomed at 82.9 in January 1995; the latest reading is -2.6% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +25.8%.

Latest CPI

116.4

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+2.6%

5y change %

+12.7%

Change since 1995-01

+40.4%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Cultural facility admission in Japan (2020 = 100)
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%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥1,257
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

Frequently asked questions

How much does cultural facility admission cost in Japan?: ¥1,257 per person, as of September 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 September 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 September 2026, +2.6% 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?: +12.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 116.4.
When were cultural facility admission prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 119.5 in August 2026. The latest reading is -2.6% 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).