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REGIONAL ITEM HISTORY

Costco pizza in Japan

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Japan’s Costco pizza is sold as a ready-to-eat slice or a whole pizza to take away. [2] [6]

Pizza is documented in several Japanese warehouses and dated reviews. Toppings rotate; the latest sources do not establish one complete nationwide menu.

REPORTED PRICE350 JPY(≈ $2.21 USD)Ham and Caesar pizza, slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · report published 2026-10-12; sale date unknown

Nutrition: no verified local serving data.

Cheese pizza slice at Costco Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, August 1, 2024. ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheese pizza slice at Costco Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, August 1, 2024. ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0. · ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia Commons. Resized by Wikimedia; no editorial alterations. · License · Resized for web display.
THE RECORD

identity

The documented menu includes cheese, pepperoni and combo, with other toppings appearing in particular periods. GIGAZINE’s 2011 report describes a 45 cm whole pizza; later reviews identify a slice as one sixth of a whole. Those measurements belong to the cited servings, rather than every pizza Costco has sold. [2] [6]

The topping names tell different stories. Four-cheese emphasizes the cheese blend. Hawaiian adds pineapple and meat to the tomato-and-cheese base. In October 2026, Mochiko described ham-and-Caesar as a combination of ham, cheese and Caesar dressing. These are versions within the pizza family, with separate dated evidence. [4] [5] [10]

THE RECORD

history

Kawasaki’s February 2011 menu and GIGAZINE’s December Kyoto Yawata visit show early slice and whole-pizza choices at different local prices. The latter names cheese, pepperoni and combo; neither fixes a national price-change date. [1] [2]

Kosuko’s December 2015 review dates a cheese-blend change to November, describing Steppen, Gouda, Maribo and Parmesan. She preferred the creamier result and found it less salty, a sensory impression rather than a measured sodium change. [4]

Hawaiian appears as a limited option in July 2017, displacing pepperoni in that account. Later summer reviews document it in July 2024 and August 2026; in the latter, Hawaiian and pepperoni were listed together. These are recurring appearances, not a universal seasonal schedule. [5] [6] [7]

Hisayama’s January 17, 2025 menu lists combo, pepperoni and quattro cheese. Mochiko’s October 12, 2026 ham-and-Caesar review adds another topping, without dating its first sale. [3] [10]

THE RECORD

nutrition

No authenticated Japanese food-court nutrition panel matching these toppings, dates and portions has been established in this package. Calories, nutrient totals and serving weights therefore remain unknown. A U.S. slice or a Japanese take-and-bake pizza label would describe a different serving. Reviewers’ impressions of saltiness, richness or cheese quantity cannot be converted into nutrient numbers. [2] [4] [6]

No serving-specific nutrition verified.

THE RECORD

prices

Each table row names its topping and slice or whole-pizza portion. The October rolling guide instead gives unmapped ranges and inconsistent topping selections, so it cannot replace those specific offers with a complete national menu. [4] [5] [6] [7] [3] [10] [9] [8]

The 2023 Hawaiian amounts are retrospective: Kosuko recalled them in July 2024 without identifying transaction dates or a warehouse. Their report date remains separate from the year being recalled. [6]

THE RECORD

distinctions

Kosuko distinguishes the food-court crust from the pizzas sold in the warehouse to bake at home. Her four-cheese review describes a soft, chewy base and different cheese textures. Keeping these products separate matters when comparing recipes, prices, portions and nutrition. [4]

Her Hawaiian reactions also vary: the pineapple balanced the salty meat and cheese in 2017, while the 2024 serving felt dominated by cheese and bacon. She acknowledged that the particular serving could explain the difference. In 2026 she liked the balance more, although her companion wanted juicier bacon. These are attributed individual tastes, not proof of a nationwide recipe change or a popularity score. [5] [6] [7]

DATE & PLACE

Local evidence

Price observations

  • 300 JPY(≈ $1.89 USD) · Pizza slice; topping unspecified · Costco Kawasaki, Kanagawa · report published 2011-02-18; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [1]
  • 1500 JPY(≈ $9.47 USD) · Whole pizza; topping unspecified · Costco Kawasaki, Kanagawa · report published 2011-02-18; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [1]
  • 250 JPY(≈ $1.58 USD) · Combo pizza, slice · Costco Kyoto Yawata; linked visit series · report published 2011-12-09; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [2]
  • 1200 JPY(≈ $7.57 USD) · Combo pizza, 45cm whole · Costco Kyoto Yawata; linked visit series · report published 2011-12-09; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [2]
  • 250 JPY(≈ $1.58 USD) · Pepperoni pizza, slice · Costco Kyoto Yawata; linked visit series · report published 2011-12-09; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [2]
  • 1200 JPY(≈ $7.57 USD) · Pepperoni pizza, 45cm whole · Costco Kyoto Yawata; linked visit series · report published 2011-12-09; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [2]
  • 250 JPY(≈ $1.58 USD) · Cheese pizza, slice · Costco Kyoto Yawata; linked visit series · report published 2011-12-09; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [2]
  • 1200 JPY(≈ $7.57 USD) · Cheese pizza, 45cm whole · Costco Kyoto Yawata; linked visit series · report published 2011-12-09; sale date unknown. Source-specific price; no nationwide or current-price inference. [2]
  • 350 JPY(≈ $2.21 USD) · Combo pizza, slice; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · date not established. Menu observationJanuary17, publicationJanuary18; no purchase-date claim. [3]
  • 1880 JPY(≈ $11.86 USD) · Combo pizza, whole; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · date not established. Menu observationJanuary17, publicationJanuary18; no purchase-date claim. [3]
  • 350 JPY(≈ $2.21 USD) · Pepperoni pizza, slice; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · date not established. Menu observationJanuary17, publicationJanuary18; no purchase-date claim. [3]
  • 1880 JPY(≈ $11.86 USD) · Pepperoni pizza, whole; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · date not established. Menu observationJanuary17, publicationJanuary18; no purchase-date claim. [3]
  • 350 JPY(≈ $2.21 USD) · Quattro cheese pizza, slice; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · date not established. Menu observationJanuary17, publicationJanuary18; no purchase-date claim. [3]
  • 1880 JPY(≈ $11.86 USD) · Quattro cheese pizza, whole; takeaway · Costco Hisayama, Fukuoka · date not established. Menu observationJanuary17, publicationJanuary18; no purchase-date claim. [3]
  • 300 JPY(≈ $1.89 USD) · Four-cheese pizza, slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · report published 2015-12-13; sale date unknown. Review publication basis; exact purchase day and warehouse unknown. [4]
  • 1580 JPY(≈ $9.97 USD) · Four-cheese pizza, whole, six pieces · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · report published 2015-12-13; sale date unknown. Review publication basis; exact purchase day and warehouse unknown. [4]
  • 300 JPY(≈ $1.89 USD) · Hawaiian pizza, slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · reported purchase month 2017-07. Purchase month only; encoded first day is not an exact sale date. [5]
  • 1580 JPY(≈ $9.97 USD) · Hawaiian pizza, whole · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · reported purchase month 2017-07. Purchase month only; encoded first day is not an exact sale date. [5]
  • 350 JPY(≈ $2.21 USD) · Hawaiian pizza, one-sixth slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · reported purchase month 2024-07. Purchase month only; encoded first day is not an exact sale date. [6]
  • 1880 JPY(≈ $11.86 USD) · Hawaiian pizza, 45cm whole · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · reported purchase month 2024-07. Purchase month only; encoded first day is not an exact sale date. [6]
  • 400 JPY(≈ $2.52 USD) · Hawaiian pizza, one-sixth slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · reported purchase month 2026-08. Purchase month only; encoded first day is not an exact sale date. [7]
  • 2000 JPY(≈ $12.62 USD) · Hawaiian pizza, whole · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · reported purchase month 2026-08. Purchase month only; encoded first day is not an exact sale date. [7]
  • 350 JPY(≈ $2.21 USD) · Ham and Caesar pizza, slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · report published 2026-10-12; sale date unknown. Review publication basis; exact purchase day and warehouse unknown. [10]
  • 1900 JPY(≈ $11.99 USD) · Ham and Caesar pizza, whole · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · report published 2026-10-12; sale date unknown. Review publication basis; exact purchase day and warehouse unknown. [10]
  • Price not yet verified · Pizza slice; reported range 350-400JPY, topping mapping unresolved · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · date not established. Author-reported menu check; no supported single amount. Range remains in linked claim and portion label. [8]
  • Price not yet verified · Pizza whole; reported range 1880-2000JPY, topping mapping unresolved · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · date not established. Author-reported menu check; no supported single amount. Range remains in linked claim and portion label. [8]
  • 2000 JPY(≈ $12.62 USD) · Margherita whole · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · date not established. Undated board; store and capture date unknown. Full-resolution label inspection; do not infer an observation date from the URL or normalize 1900 to dated 1880. [9]
  • 1900 JPY(≈ $11.99 USD) · Pepperoni whole · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · date not established. Undated board; store and capture date unknown. Full-resolution label inspection; do not infer an observation date from the URL or normalize 1900 to dated 1880. [9]
  • 350 JPY(≈ $2.21 USD) · Pepperoni slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · date not established. Undated board; store and capture date unknown. Full-resolution label inspection; do not infer an observation date from the URL or normalize 1900 to dated 1880. [9]
  • 400 JPY(≈ $2.52 USD) · Margherita slice · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · date not established. Undated board; store and capture date unknown. Full-resolution label inspection; do not infer an observation date from the URL or normalize 1900 to dated 1880. [9]
  • 380 JPY(≈ $2.40 USD) · Hawaiian slice; retrospective 2023 price reported July 9, 2024 · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · report published 2024-07-09; sale date unknown. The July 9, 2024 review retrospectively describes a 2023 price. Purchase day and warehouse are unknown; the 2024 serving size is not transferred. [6]
  • 1980 JPY(≈ $12.50 USD) · Hawaiian whole pizza; retrospective 2023 price reported July 9, 2024 · Japan; separately dated local food-court observations · report published 2024-07-09; sale date unknown. The July 9, 2024 review retrospectively describes a 2023 price. Purchase day and warehouse are unknown; the 2024 serving size is not transferred. [6]

Nutrition observations

Read the scoped nutrition table and source limits in Nutrition ↑

Last checked 2026-10-15 UTC. A listing is not a live stock check.

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Sources & photo rights

The photographs show actual cheese and Hawaiian slices at Costco Kawasaki on August 1, 2024. They illustrate that place and day; they do not depict the 2015 blend, Hisayama’s 2025 menu, or the later ham-and-Caesar topping. Both are credited to ウィ貴公子 under CC BY-SA 4.0, with their complete compositions retained. Other menu and review photographs are cited as evidence but are not reused. [11] [12]

  1. 1. Costco Japan: Kawasaki visit Open original source

    Danny Choo · Published 2011-02-18 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Original photograph inspected in browser; capture day unknown. Public evidence only, no image reuse grant.

    Supporting section

    Warehouse identification, dated heading and full930x523 food-court menu photograph above food-court paragraph

  2. 2. GIGAZINE food-court visit: 45cm pizza Open original source

    GIGAZINE · Published 2011-12-09 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Publication basis; Kyoto Yawata inferred through explicit linked visit series. Not an effective-date national price schedule.

    Supporting section

    Original article pizza paragraphs and three named topping captions; linked Kyoto Yawata visit series

  3. 3. Hisayama menu observed January17,2025 Open original source

    土日は北九州 / Costcotuu forum · Published 2025-01-18 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. ObservedJanuary17, postedJanuary18. One warehouse takeaway menu, not current national availability.

    Supporting section

    Entire post: January17 menu, pizza rows and takeaway qualifier

  4. 4. Four-cheese pizza review Open original source

    Kosuko / Costcotuu · Published 2015-12-13 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. UpdatedMay18,2017; exact purchase day/store unknown. Recipe is attributed historical report, not official current panel; perceived saltiness is not measured sodium.

    Supporting section

    Purchase heading; November reformulation; cheese blend and tasting paragraphs

  5. 5. Hawaiian pizza review Open original source

    Kosuko / Costcotuu · Published 2017-07-16 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Purchase month only; store unknown. No verified national first-sale or withdrawal date.

    Supporting section

    July2017 purchase heading; price, temporary pepperoni replacement, ingredients and tasting

  6. 6. Hawaiian pizza slice, 2024 Open original source

    Kosuko / Costcotuu · Published 2024-07-09 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Store and exact purchase day unknown. Reviewer allowed serving variation; no proven nationwide recipe change. Prior-year price recollection not imported. Retrospective reviewer account; exact prior-year purchase/store unknown. No national schedule or inferred2023transaction date.

    Supporting sections

    July2024 purchase heading;1/6slice/45cmwhole; tasting and individual-serving caveat

    Paragraph immediately before whole-pizza purchase discussion: last year380slice1980whole, this year350/1880

  7. 7. Hawaiian pizza slice, 2026 Open original source

    Kosuko / Costcotuu · Published 2026-08-09 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Exact store/day unknown; other-store sellout relayed. Bacon supplier/brand change explicitly speculation and excluded.

    Supporting section

    August2026 purchase heading; portions/prices; availability and tasting

  8. 8. October2026 rolling Japanese menu guide Open original source

    Mochiko / Costco Johokan (Hubmedia) · Published 2026-10-11 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Current browser and web reads agree. Old saved Oct10/Hawaiian inventory retained separately. Later body lists margherita/pepperoni/combo; latte body says same150 while table says200. No nationwide menu conclusion.

    Supporting section

    Heading and reported October11 store-check; opening table versus later pizza and drink sections

  9. 9. Undated attached Japanese food-court board Open original source

    Mochiko / Costco Johokan (Hubmedia) · Publication date unknown · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Capture date and store unknown. URL month is not an observation date. Earlier unreadable-slice transcription corrected after full-resolution pixel inspection. Image evidence only; no republication permission.

    Supporting section

    Full 1600x1200 original and independently inspected upper pizza-label crop; MARGHERITA WHOLE 2,000Yen / SLICED MARGHERITA 400Yen

  10. 10. Ham and Caesar pizza review Open original source

    Mochiko / Costco Johokan (Hubmedia) · Published 2026-10-12 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. Store and purchase date unknown. Claimed nationwide staged rollout references Instagram not independently inspected; do not publish nationwide availability or exact launch.

    Supporting section

    Entire review, description, price section and attributed rollout statement

  11. 11. Cheese pizza at Costco Kawasaki, August1,2024 Open original source

    ウィ貴公子 / Wikimedia Commons · Published 2024-11-28 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. UploadNovember28 is not capture date. No price, full ingredient list or other topping/year inferred.

    Supporting section

    File description, capture timestamp, own-work author declaration and CC BY-SA4.0 grant; local full pixels

  12. 12. Hawaiian pizza at Costco Kawasaki, August1,2024 Open original source

    ウィ貴公子 / Wikimedia Commons · Published 2024-11-28 · Checked 2026-10-15 UTC. UploadNovember28 is not capture date. No price, full ingredient list or other topping/year inferred.

    Supporting section

    File description, capture timestamp, own-work author declaration and CC BY-SA4.0 grant; local full pixels