How much does photography fee cost in Japan?

¥25,635 per visit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest photography fee?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Sapporo was cheapest at ¥16,170 and Kochi the most expensive at ¥39,039.

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

As of September 2026, +3.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+12.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.5.

When were photography fee prices in Japan at their highest?

Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 113.5 — 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).

Culture & recreation · code 9381

Photography fee price in Japan

写真撮影代

Average retail price

¥25,635per visit+3.1% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 記念写真の撮影料（写真プリント代含む），平日，〔内容〕誕生日，乳幼児，１人，３ポーズ，〔サイズ〕六切，３枚

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥16,170 Sapporo
Priciest surveyed city: ¥39,039 Kochi

Price in your city:

¥30,483per visit+18.9% vs national average#40 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per visit
1	Sapporo	¥16,170
2	Nagasaki	¥16,500
3	Naha	¥18,000
4	Nagoya	¥18,625
5	Hiroshima	¥19,085
6	Kagoshima	¥19,800
7	Niigata	¥20,240
8	Utsunomiya	¥20,405
9	Morioka	¥21,250
10	Fukuoka	¥21,670
11	Yamagata	¥21,890
12	Yamaguchi	¥21,890
13	Akita	¥22,000
14	Kyoto	¥22,165
15	Kanazawa	¥22,440
16	Tsu	¥22,825
17	Takamatsu	¥22,825
18	Aomori	¥23,100
19	Maebashi	¥23,200
20	Oita	¥23,210
21	Fukushima	¥23,540
22	Tottori	¥23,540
23	Toyama	¥24,585
24	Nagano	¥24,585
25	Okayama	¥24,640
26	Chiba	¥25,300
27	Miyazaki	¥25,500
28	Kobe	¥25,575
29	Matsue	¥26,565
30	Wakayama	¥27,600
31	Osaka	¥27,767
32	Fukui	¥28,600
33	Otsu	¥28,600
34	Shizuoka	¥28,710
35	Nara	¥29,150
36	Tokushima	¥29,535
37	Kofu	¥30,250
38	Saga	¥30,360
39	Yokohama	¥30,400
40	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥30,483
41	Gifu	¥31,150
42	Matsuyama	¥31,350
43	Sendai	¥33,275
44	Kumamoto	¥34,450
45	Saitama	¥35,000
46	Mito	¥38,005
47	Kochi	¥39,039

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

Photography fee costs ¥25,635 per visit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 3.1% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for photography fee reads 113.5 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 3.3% year on year and up 12.7% over five years.

Photography fee sits in the culture & recreation group of Japan's CPI basket, with 81 monthly observations from January 2020 to September 2026. The series peaked at 113.5 in September 2026 and bottomed at 99.9 in June 2020; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level.

Latest CPI

113.5

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+3.3%

5y change %

+12.7%

Change since 2020-01

+13.4%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Photography fee in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2020	100.0	—	12
2021	100.5	+0.5%	12
2022	101.4	+0.9%	12
2023	103.0	+1.6%	12
2024	105.3	+2.2%	12
2025	108.9	+3.4%	12
2026	111.5	+2.4%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥25,635
2026-08	¥25,456
2026-07	¥25,132
2026-06	¥25,160
2026-05	¥25,177
2026-04	¥25,069
2026-03	¥25,021
2026-02	¥24,839
2026-01	¥25,067
2025-12	¥24,995
2025-11	¥25,007
2025-10	¥25,007
2025-09	¥24,857

Frequently asked questions

How much does photography fee cost in Japan?: ¥25,635 per visit, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest photography fee?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Sapporo was cheapest at ¥16,170 and Kochi the most expensive at ¥39,039.
How much have photography fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +3.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have photography fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +12.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 113.5.
When were photography fee prices in Japan at their highest?: Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 113.5 — 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).