Rice (5 kg) price in Bitcoin: Japan
In 2026, a 5 kg bag of rice in Japan cost ¥4,797, or 40,930 sats. In 2016 it cost 0.0377 BTC: +104% in JPY, 92× cheaper in Bitcoin.
- Price 2026
- ¥4,797 per 5 kg bag
- provisional
- In Bitcoin 2026
- 40,930 sats
- JPY change since 2016
- +104%
- In BTC since 2016
- 92× cheaper
Rice (5 kg) in JPY, 2016 → 2026
+104%
¥2,355 → ¥4,797 per 5 kg bag · +7.4%/yr
Rice (5 kg) in Bitcoin, 2016 → 2026
92× cheaper
0.0377 BTC → 40,930 sats · -36.4%/yr
2016
¥2,355per 5 kg bag
0.0377 BTC
2021
¥2,344per 5 kg bag
44,588 sats
2026 · prov.
¥4,797per 5 kg bag
40,930 sats
Year-by-year data⌄
| Year | Price (JPY per 5 kg bag) | Price in BTC | BTC avg (JPY) | Rice (5 kg) per 1 BTC | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ¥2,355 | 0.0377 BTC | ¥62,514 | 27 | Official |
| 2017 | ¥2,388 | 504,249 sats | ¥473,576 | 198 | Official |
| 2018 | ¥2,451 | 304,122 sats | ¥805,926 | 329 | Official |
| 2019 | ¥2,456 | 304,971 sats | ¥805,323 | 328 | Official |
| 2020 | ¥2,426 | 195,757 sats | ¥1,239,293 | 511 | Official |
| 2021 | ¥2,344 | 44,588 sats | ¥5,257,065 | 2,243 | Official |
| 2022 | ¥2,288 | 64,014 sats | ¥3,574,196 | 1,562 | Official |
| 2023 | ¥2,323 | 56,606 sats | ¥4,103,806 | 1,767 | Official |
| 2024 | ¥2,951 | 29,510 sats | ¥10,000,086 | 3,389 | Official |
| 2025 | ¥4,928 | 32,441 sats | ¥15,190,522 | 3,082 | Official |
| 2026* | ¥4,797 | 40,930 sats | ¥11,720,066 | 2,443 | Derived |
* Provisional: year in progress or estimate not yet final.
Average retail price of a 5 kg bag of Koshihikari rice in Tokyo's 23 wards, from the Statistics Bureau Retail Price Survey.
Source: stat.go.jp. BTC price: yearly average of monthly prices in JPY (mempool.space, ECB exchange rates).
Questions
How much does a 5 kg bag of rice cost in Bitcoin in Japan?
In 2026 (provisional data), a 5 kg bag of rice in Japan cost ¥4,797 per 5 kg bag, which is 40,930 sats at that year's average Bitcoin price of ¥11,720,066.
How much has the cost of a 5 kg bag of rice in Japan changed since 2016?
Priced in JPY, it went from ¥2,355 to ¥4,797 (+104%, +7.4% per year). Priced in Bitcoin, it went from 0.0377 BTC to 40,930 sats.
Where does this data come from?
Average retail price of a 5 kg bag of Koshihikari rice in Tokyo's 23 wards, from the Statistics Bureau Retail Price Survey. Bitcoin prices are yearly averages of monthly prices in JPY (mempool.space, converted with ECB exchange rates).