How much does perm fee cost in Japan?

¥9,227 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 perm fee?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagasaki was cheapest at ¥6,950 and Utsunomiya the most expensive at ¥11,338.

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

As of September 2026, +1.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

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

+7.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 107.3.

When were perm fee prices in Japan at their highest?

Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 107.3 — 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).

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Perm fee price in Japan

パーマネント代

Average retail price

¥9,227per visit+2.4% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 美容院におけるパーマネント（シャンプー，カット，ブロー又はセット込み），ショート，女性（高校生以下を除く）

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥6,950 Nagasaki
Priciest surveyed city: ¥11,338 Utsunomiya

Price in your city:

¥10,547per visit+14.3% vs national average#44 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per visit
1	Nagasaki	¥6,950
2	Miyazaki	¥7,100
3	Kofu	¥7,462
4	Kagoshima	¥7,900
5	Naha	¥8,000
6	Aomori	¥8,025
7	Morioka	¥8,063
8	Tottori	¥8,263
9	Yamaguchi	¥8,350
10	Nagano	¥8,388
11	Shizuoka	¥8,400
12	Fukushima	¥8,525
13	Kanazawa	¥8,573
14	Wakayama	¥8,625
15	Okayama	¥8,658
16	Akita	¥8,738
17	Nagoya	¥8,842
18	Sendai	¥8,881
19	Tokushima	¥8,925
20	Kobe	¥9,021
21	Osaka	¥9,140
22	Oita	¥9,150
23	Saga	¥9,225
24	Yokohama	¥9,247
25	Maebashi	¥9,295
26	Kyoto	¥9,358
27	Fukuoka	¥9,483
28	Sapporo	¥9,620
29	Niigata	¥9,667
30	Kumamoto	¥9,708
31	Chiba	¥9,728
32	Hiroshima	¥9,728
33	Matsuyama	¥9,805
34	Toyama	¥9,875
35	Tsu	¥9,890
36	Yamagata	¥9,925
37	Nara	¥9,963
38	Otsu	¥10,063
39	Gifu	¥10,138
40	Kochi	¥10,258
41	Saitama	¥10,298
42	Matsue	¥10,338
43	Fukui	¥10,488
44	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥10,547
45	Takamatsu	¥10,695
46	Mito	¥11,000
47	Utsunomiya	¥11,338

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

Perm fee costs ¥9,227 per visit in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 2.4% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for perm fee reads 107.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.0% year on year and up 7.1% over five years.

Perm fee sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 107.3 in September 2026 and bottomed at 16.5 in January 1970; the latest reading is at its highest recorded level. Against ten years ago it is +11.0%.

Latest CPI

107.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.0%

5y change %

+7.1%

Change since 1970-01

+550.3%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Perm fee in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	96.5	+1.2%	12
2016	96.7	+0.2%	12
2017	96.9	+0.2%	12
2018	97.0	+0.1%	12
2019	98.1	+1.1%	12
2020	100.0	+1.9%	12
2021	100.1	+0.1%	12
2022	100.5	+0.4%	12
2023	102.8	+2.3%	12
2024	104.3	+1.5%	12
2025	105.7	+1.3%	12
2026	106.9	+1.1%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥9,227
2026-08	¥9,187
2026-07	¥9,172
2026-06	¥9,164
2026-05	¥9,167
2026-04	¥9,163
2026-03	¥9,115
2026-02	¥9,099
2026-01	¥9,103
2025-12	¥9,053
2025-11	¥9,056
2025-10	¥9,024
2025-09	¥9,008

Frequently asked questions

How much does perm fee cost in Japan?: ¥9,227 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 perm fee?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Nagasaki was cheapest at ¥6,950 and Utsunomiya the most expensive at ¥11,338.
How much have perm fee prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +1.0% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have perm fee prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +7.1% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 107.3.
When were perm fee prices in Japan at their highest?: Right now. The latest month, September 2026, is the highest reading in the series at 107.3 — 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).