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Fuel prices: survey of 16 Mar 2026
Regular gasoline190.8 yen/Lw/w +29.0
Premium gasoline201.8 yen/Lw/w +29.2
Diesel178.4 yen/Lw/w +28.6
Kerosene (store, 18 L)2,774 yen/18 Lw/w +507
vs. a year earlier (national)
| Fuel | 17 Mar 2025 | 16 Mar 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular gasoline | 184.6 | 190.8 | +6.2 |
| Premium gasoline | 195.3 | 201.8 | +6.5 |
| Diesel | 164.3 | 178.4 | +14.1 |
| Kerosene (store, 18 L) | 2,286 | 2,774 | +488 |
| Kerosene (delivered, 18 L) | 2,466 | 2,951 | +485 |
Highest regular gasoline, top 10
198.5
197.8
197.7
196.3
195.8
194.9
194.8
194.1
193.5
193.3
Lowest regular gasoline, top 10
185.2
185.4
185.6
185.7
186.7
186.7
186.8
188.4
188.5
188.7
All 47 prefectures
| Prefecture | Regular gasoline | Premium gasoline | Diesel | Kerosene (store, 18 L) | w/w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 190.0 | 201.4 | 179.5 | 2,748 | +27.6 |
| Aomori | 189.4 | 200.5 | 178.4 | 2,786 | +30.1 |
| Iwate | 185.7 | 198.5 | 173.0 | 2,696 | +27.3 |
| Miyagi | 185.6 | 197.2 | 175.4 | 2,730 | +29.1 |
| Akita | 190.8 | 201.8 | 180.5 | 2,724 | +30.0 |
| Yamagata | 198.5 | 209.5 | 188.7 | 2,693 | +28.4 |
| Fukushima | 192.6 | 203.7 | 179.2 | 2,788 | +29.5 |
| Ibaraki | 186.8 | 197.8 | 174.2 | 2,716 | +28.6 |
| Tochigi | 190.7 | 201.6 | 177.8 | 2,789 | +28.7 |
| Gunma | 189.5 | 200.6 | 177.8 | 2,791 | +28.1 |
| Saitama | 185.2 | 196.0 | 171.9 | 2,719 | +28.9 |
| Chiba | 188.7 | 200.0 | 175.8 | 2,776 | +29.5 |
| Tokyo | 193.3 | 201.3 | 180.6 | 2,885 | +27.3 |
| Kanagawa | 188.4 | 199.7 | 175.2 | 2,777 | +28.1 |
| Niigata | 190.6 | 202.5 | 181.5 | 2,821 | +29.0 |
| Toyama | 191.0 | 202.3 | 181.3 | 2,788 | +28.2 |
| Ishikawa | 191.0 | 201.3 | 178.2 | 2,742 | +29.5 |
| Fukui | 194.8 | 206.3 | 183.5 | 2,865 | +29.8 |
| Yamanashi | 188.5 | 199.8 | 174.3 | 2,702 | +28.8 |
| Nagano | 197.8 | 209.0 | 185.4 | 2,784 | +28.5 |
| Gifu | 191.3 | 202.5 | 178.0 | 2,753 | +29.2 |
| Shizuoka | 192.2 | 203.2 | 179.1 | 2,873 | +29.7 |
| Aichi | 186.7 | 197.9 | 174.8 | 2,755 | +31.1 |
| Mie | 191.4 | 202.7 | 180.7 | 2,762 | +30.4 |
| Shiga | 189.0 | 200.0 | 176.9 | 2,736 | +27.7 |
| Kyoto | 189.0 | 200.3 | 174.6 | 2,729 | +27.6 |
| Osaka | 192.6 | 203.7 | 178.4 | 2,703 | +30.8 |
| Hyōgo | 186.7 | 197.7 | 173.5 | 2,731 | +28.5 |
| Nara | 188.8 | 199.7 | 174.8 | 2,706 | +30.0 |
| Wakayama | 193.5 | 204.2 | 179.0 | 2,801 | +30.2 |
| Tottori | 197.7 | 208.6 | 188.0 | 2,907 | +28.5 |
| Shimane | 195.8 | 207.3 | 185.5 | 2,895 | +30.4 |
| Okayama | 191.6 | 202.5 | 178.9 | 2,796 | +32.1 |
| Hiroshima | 189.0 | 200.0 | 178.6 | 2,757 | +29.0 |
| Yamaguchi | 189.6 | 200.2 | 178.9 | 2,770 | +28.7 |
| Tokushima | 189.3 | 200.3 | 175.4 | 2,734 | +31.6 |
| Kagawa | 192.6 | 203.7 | 179.9 | 2,774 | +30.3 |
| Ehime | 193.1 | 204.3 | 180.7 | 2,850 | +31.3 |
| Kōchi | 185.4 | 195.6 | 172.0 | 2,716 | +27.2 |
| Fukuoka | 189.2 | 200.9 | 176.5 | 2,703 | +29.4 |
| Saga | 190.4 | 201.2 | 178.7 | 2,769 | +30.6 |
| Nagasaki | 194.9 | 204.7 | 184.3 | 2,798 | +28.1 |
| Kumamoto | 190.6 | 201.1 | 175.1 | 2,756 | +30.6 |
| Ōita | 191.2 | 202.1 | 179.5 | 2,777 | +27.9 |
| Miyazaki | 194.1 | 204.8 | 178.7 | 2,834 | +27.2 |
| Kagoshima | 193.3 | 206.6 | 184.8 | 2,841 | +23.9 |
| Okinawa | 196.3 | 205.0 | 172.1 | 3,033 | +27.2 |
Weekly cash retail prices from METI/ANRE's petroleum product price survey (consumption tax included; excluded before April 2004). Survey every Monday. Kerosene in yen per 18 L, others in yen per litre.
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Regular gasoline averaged 190.8 yen/L nationwide. Highest: Yamagata (198.5); lowest: Saitama (185.2); gap 13.3 yen.