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Fuel Prices in Japan

Updated 5 April 2026 · #1 of 3 in region

Diesel

164.42 JPY /Litre

€1.02 · $1.10

49.0% cheaper vs. region avg.

Petrol

176.21 JPY /Litre

€1.09 · $1.18

45.2% cheaper vs. region avg.

LPG

Fuel type

Tank size

L

Consumption

L/100

Distance unit

Local currency

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

13,153 JPY

€82 · $88

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

1,644.17 JPY

€10.20 · $11.02

Route Cost Calculator

Route total

Popular route

Tokyo → Kyoto

🇯🇵 JP

Distance

450 km

Fuel cost

~€46

Est. time

~1 day

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

Tokyo → Sapporo

1,020 km · ~€104 · ~3 days

🇯🇵 Japan 1020 km

Osaka → Fukuoka

590 km · ~€60 · ~1 day

🇯🇵 Japan 590 km

Nagoya → Hiroshima

510 km · ~€52 · ~1 day

🇯🇵 Japan 510 km

Sendai → Aomori

350 km · ~€36 · ~1 day

🇯🇵 Japan 350 km

Fuel Prices in Japan — Overview

Current fuel prices in Japan: diesel 164.42 JPY (€1.02 · $1.10) per liter, gasoline 176.21 JPY (€1.09 · $1.18) per liter.

Japan ranks #1 out of 3 countries in East Asia by diesel price.

Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through Japan.

How fuel prices are formed

Free market

Weekly

High

Regulator

METI / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Free market, but since 2022 the government has used subsidies to wholesalers to smooth retail prices. The regime is market-based but with notable temporary interventions.

Taxes and levies

Gasoline tax, local road-related tax components, consumption tax 10%.

Subsidies

Partial in 2022-2025 through a government price-smoothing scheme.

Useful for motorhome travelers

LPG/Autogas

Limited

Bank cards

Accepted everywhere

Price spread

Moderate

Market

Importer + Refiner

Station networks

ENEOS Idemitsu Cosmo

Prices are government-subsidized (Partial)

Partial in 2022-2025 through a government price-smoothing scheme.

FAQ — Fuel Prices in Japan

Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.

Updated: 05.04.2026

Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.

View data sources

ANRE/METI Japan · enecho.meti.go.jp

Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net

gogo.gs (Japan crowdsource) · gogo.gs

oil-stat.com (Japan) · oil-stat.com

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 5 April 2026.

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