{"id":3222,"date":"2018-10-25T10:53:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T01:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/conserving-electricity-lower-your-electric-bill-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T02:34:57","slug":"conserving-electricity-lower-your-electric-bill-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcjapan.com\/ja\/conserving-electricity-lower-your-electric-bill-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Conserving Electricity: Lower your Electric Bill in Japan!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You may not have known it, but you may come from a country with comparably cheap power.\u00a0 Japan is a great place, and we got lots of “stuff” to be proud of here, but cheap power isn’t\u00a0one of them. Leaving your AC or heater running to keep your cat comfortable while you are at work may have been perfectly reasonable at home, but here the bill at the end of the month might surprise you… unpleasantly.<\/p>\n

To avoid any such unpleasantness we recommend you look through this list of common appliances and how much it costs to run them. A little bit of knowledge might save you a whole bunch of cash.<\/p>\n

Electricity Usage of Selected Appliances<\/h2>\n

Key:<\/strong> Appliance (factors) unit price ~ annual cost.<\/p>\n

* “Jo” is a measure of room size. More info on room sizes here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Air-conditioning Unit\u00a0 \u00a0 (*6~18 jo room) JPY\u00a0 16,000 ~ 50,000\/unit<\/li>\n
  2. Washer and Dryer\u00a0 \u00a0 (10kg, everyday use) JPY\u00a0 9,500 ~ 23,000<\/li>\n
  3. Dish Washer\u00a0 \u00a0 (11 liters. twice a day) JPY\u00a0 15,000<\/li>\n
  4. Refrigerator\u00a0 \u00a0 (168~601 liters.) JPY\u00a0 8,400 ~ 10,000<\/li>\n
  5. Light Fixture\u00a0 \u00a0 (*12 jo room, 8hours\/day) JPY\u00a0 3,200\/one light fixture<\/li>\n
  6. TV\u00a0 \u00a0 (24~50 inch) JPY\u00a0 829 ~ 1,554<\/li>\n
  7. Iron\u00a0 \u00a0 (10 min.\/day) JPY\u00a0 2,300<\/li>\n
  8. Rice Cooker\u00a0 \u00a0 (5.5 rice cups ) JPY\u00a0 2,200<\/li>\n
  9. Hair Dryer\u00a0 \u00a0 (10 minutes\/day) JPY\u00a0 2,000\/one person<\/li>\n
  10. Microwave\u00a0 \u00a0 JPY\u00a0 1,600<\/li>\n
  11. Vacuum Cleaner \u00a0 (10 min.\/day) MAX: JPY\u00a0 1,400<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Save Money When Using Air-conditioning<\/strong><\/h3>\n