What is the current diesel price in Japan?

As of May 2026, diesel in Japan costs €0.86 per liter.

What is the gasoline (petrol) price in Japan?

Current gasoline price in Japan is €0.91 per liter.

How does Japan compare in fuel prices?

Japan ranks #3 out of 6 countries in its region by diesel price.

Updated 16 May 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Japan

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#3 of 6 in region

Currency

Fuel

Dist.

Diesel

157.91 JPY /Litre

€0.86

↓ 40.6% vs. region avg. ↓ 43.8% vs. world

Petrol · Regular · RON 90 (レギュラー)

168.25 JPY

↓33% vs. region avg.

LPG

—

/Litre

Calculator · Diesel

Tank size L Consumption L/100

presets

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

12,633 JPY

€69 · $80

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

1,579.12 JPY

€8.57 · $9.95

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EV Charging Prices

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DC Fast

€0.477/kWh

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Dynamics · Diesel

€0.0054 per 1 JPY · updated weekly

min 157.33 JPY max 158.06 JPY —

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We don't collect per-country electricity tariffs — enter your own price. Reference: AC home ~0.15–0.30 €/kWh, public DC fast charger 0.40–0.70 €/kWh.

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Route — select countries and distances

Region East Asia

Diesel · Litre

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Popular route

Tokyo → Kyoto

🇯🇵 JP

Distance

450 km

Fuel cost

~€39

Est. time

~1 day

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Tokyo → Sapporo

1,020 km · ~€87 · ~3 days

🇯🇵 Japan 1020 km

Osaka → Fukuoka

590 km · ~€51 · ~1 day

🇯🇵 Japan 590 km

Nagoya → Hiroshima

510 km · ~€44 · ~1 day

🇯🇵 Japan 510 km

Sendai → Aomori

350 km · ~€30 · ~1 day

🇯🇵 Japan 350 km

Fuel Prices in Japan — Overview

Current fuel prices in Japan: diesel 157.91 JPY (€0.86 · $0.99) per liter, gasoline 168.25 JPY (€0.91 · $1.06) per liter.

The local gasoline grade is Regular · RON 90 (レギュラー).

Japan ranks #3 out of 6 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.

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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.

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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: 16.05.2026

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

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ANRE/METI Japan · enecho.meti.go.jp

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gogo.gs (Japan crowdsource) · gogo.gs

oil-stat.com (Japan) · oil-stat.com

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