How much does travel bag cost in Japan?

¥21,110 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest travel bag?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Tsu was cheapest at ¥12,650 and Yamaguchi the most expensive at ¥32,487.

How much have travel bag 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 travel bag prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+11.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 103.2.

When were travel bag prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 136.3 in March 1993. The latest reading is -24.3% 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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Travel bag price in Japan

旅行用かばん

Average retail price

¥21,110per piece+1.5% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: スーツケース，ハードタイプ，高さ７０ｃｍ程度，特殊ロック付き，キャスター付き（４輪），中級品

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥12,650 Tsu
Priciest surveyed city: ¥32,487 Yamaguchi

Price in your city:

¥25,414per piece+20.4% vs national average#40 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per piece
1	Tsu	¥12,650
2	Kofu	¥13,288
3	Mito	¥14,093
4	Aomori	¥14,931
5	Takamatsu	¥15,253
6	Utsunomiya	¥15,863
7	Wakayama	¥15,913
8	Kagoshima	¥16,087
9	Akita	¥16,713
10	Kobe	¥17,161
11	Nagano	¥17,416
12	Fukui	¥17,816
13	Nara	¥18,370
14	Chiba	¥18,480
15	Sendai	¥18,833
16	Nagoya	¥18,916
17	Maebashi	¥19,093
18	Toyama	¥19,719
19	Fukuoka	¥19,855
20	Yokohama	¥19,870
21	Osaka	¥20,299
22	Okayama	¥20,827
23	Fukushima	¥20,900
24	Morioka	¥21,047
25	Matsuyama	¥21,253
26	Oita	¥21,670
27	Nagasaki	¥21,780
28	Kyoto	¥21,817
29	Hiroshima	¥21,857
30	Naha	¥22,213
31	Gifu	¥22,323
32	Niigata	¥22,455
33	Matsue	¥22,653
34	Saitama	¥22,743
35	Tokushima	¥23,260
36	Shizuoka	¥23,283
37	Miyazaki	¥23,767
38	Kochi	¥24,420
39	Sapporo	¥24,651
40	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥25,414
41	Tottori	¥25,960
42	Yamagata	¥27,033
43	Kumamoto	¥27,720
44	Saga	¥27,793
45	Otsu	¥30,580
46	Kanazawa	¥31,660
47	Yamaguchi	¥32,487

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

Travel bag costs ¥21,110 per piece in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 1.5% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for travel bag reads 103.2 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.0% year on year and up 11.0% over five years.

Travel bag sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 681 monthly observations from January 1970 to September 2026. The series peaked at 136.3 in March 1993 and bottomed at 50.1 in January 1970; the latest reading is -24.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +1.3%.

Latest CPI

103.2

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.0%

5y change %

+11.0%

Change since 1970-01

+106.0%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Travel bag in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	99.7	+3.6%	12
2016	101.5	+1.8%	12
2017	100.1	-1.4%	12
2018	98.7	-1.4%	12
2019	98.2	-0.5%	12
2020	100.0	+1.8%	12
2021	94.3	-5.7%	12
2022	94.6	+0.3%	12
2023	97.0	+2.5%	12
2024	99.2	+2.3%	12
2025	101.6	+2.4%	12
2026	102.9	+1.3%	9

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

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥21,110
2026-08	¥21,022
2026-07	¥21,046
2026-06	¥20,811
2026-05	¥21,033
2026-04	¥20,902
2026-03	¥20,582
2026-02	¥20,768
2026-01	¥20,724
2025-12	¥20,913
2025-11	¥20,832
2025-10	¥20,870
2025-09	¥20,792

Frequently asked questions

How much does travel bag cost in Japan?: ¥21,110 per piece, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest travel bag?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Tsu was cheapest at ¥12,650 and Yamaguchi the most expensive at ¥32,487.
How much have travel bag 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 travel bag prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +11.0% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 103.2.
When were travel bag prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 136.3 in March 1993. The latest reading is -24.3% 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).