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Air fryers near Tokyo: where to buy + 5 picks from ¥8,980
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Five air fryers sold in Japan, from 2 litres to 6.0 litres
- Rated power runs from 900 W (CAF-LI211) to 1500 W (CAF-DC601)
- Bruno has a glass basket; recolte and Russell Hobbs are 25 and 21 cm wide
The five
| Best for | Where to get it | Score | Street price, incl. tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 litres, 900 W, 2.37 kg — the smallest and lightest, for one — if you can’t decide | COSORI LITE 2L mini air fryer See price |
91/100 | ¥8,980 (street price) |
| A 3.5-litre glass basket you can watch browning, with 12 menus | BRUNO glass air fryer See price |
84/100 | ¥13,189 (street price) |
| 6 litres on a DC motor, from 30°C and up to 24 hours | COSORI TurboBlaze 6.0L air fryer See price |
80/100 | ¥19,980 (street price) |
| A slim 4 litres, 25 cm wide, with a 90-minute timer | recolte Air Oven 4L See price |
74/100 | ¥16,500 (street price) |
| 21 cm wide with a long basket — whole fish and asparagus fit | Russell Hobbs Air Fry Oven See price |
70/100 | ¥16,500 (street price) |
These are sold on Rakuten Ichiba, which generally ships within Japan only, and they run on Japanese mains power (100V, 50/60Hz). They suit a home in Japan rather than a suitcase.
Rather see them in a shop first? Where to buy in Tokyo lists six big electronics stores by the main stations, with opening hours and how tax-free works now.
2 litres, 900 W, 2.37 kg — the smallest and lightest, for one
- Four modes: air fry, roast, bake and reheat
- 75 to 205°C, 1 to 60 minutes
- Remembers your settings if you pull the basket out halfway
Why it made the five
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2 litres for one or two people, and at 2.37 kg the lightest of the ten we compared
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900 W rated — the lowest power draw of the ten
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Basket and crisper plate are dishwasher-safe
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Right for: Living alone and wanting frozen food and deli dishes reheated with no fuss.
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Not for: Cooking a main course for two in one go.
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Worth knowing: COSORI’s own site recommends a larger model if two people are making a main dish. There is no preheat function — to preheat, set 205°C for 4 minutes by hand.
Score breakdown — 91/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★☆ | Starting from one: settable from 75 to 205°C adds one, a 205°C maximum (above 200°C) adds one, a 1–60 minute timer adds one; four modes (air fry, roast, bake, reheat) add nothing |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥8,980, the lowest on Rakuten, earns five; 900 W × 1 hour × ¥31 = about ¥27.9 an hour, under ¥45, so no deduction |
| Easy to live with | ★★★★★ | Starting from two: the maker states the basket and crisper plate are dishwasher-safe, one; 2.37 kg is under both 3.5 kg and 3.0 kg, two |
| Trust | ★★★★★ | 1,041 reviews averaging 4.67 across the top 30 Rakuten listings for the model — 100 or more at 4.5 or above earns five |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | The lowest rated power (900 W) and the lightest body (2.37 kg) of the ten — easy to lift off a shelf, with the lowest hourly electricity ceiling — one point |
A 3.5-litre glass basket you can watch browning, with 12 menus
- Presets also cover frozen food and re-crisping
- Set the temperature (60 to 200°C) and time (1 to 60 minutes) yourself
- The body stores inside the glass basket
Why it made the five
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A glass basket — check the browning from outside while it cooks
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Twelve preset menus, including karaage, roasted sweet potato and gratin
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Glass basket, mesh plate and heater cover are dishwasher-safe
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Right for: Wanting to watch the browning as you cook, or a fryer tidy enough to leave out on the counter.
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Not for: Cooking for four or more at once — it holds about 3.5 litres.
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Worth knowing: BRUNO warns that in the dishwasher the parts should be secured firmly and washed on their own where possible, to avoid breakage or parts coming loose. The maximum temperature is 200°C.
Score breakdown — 84/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★☆ | Starting from one: settable from 60 to 200°C adds one, a 1–60 minute timer adds one, twelve presets (air fry, karaage, frozen food, meat, fish, prawns, vegetables, sweet potato, gratin, re-crisp, sweets, semi-dried fruit) add one; a 200°C maximum adds nothing |
| Value for money | ★★★★☆ | ¥13,189, the lowest on Rakuten, earns four; 1000 W × 1 hour × ¥31 = about ¥31 an hour, under ¥45, so no deduction |
| Easy to live with | ★★★★★ | Starting from two: the maker states the glass basket, mesh plate and heater cover are dishwasher-safe, one; about 3 kg is under both 3.5 kg and 3.0 kg, two |
| Trust | ★★★★☆ | 149 reviews averaging 4.31 across the top 30 Rakuten listings for brand and model (four listings for replacement glass baskets included) — under 4.5, so four |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | The only glass basket of the ten, letting you see the browning from the side, and the body nests inside the basket for storage — one point |
6 litres on a DC motor, from 30°C and up to 24 hours
COSORI TurboBlaze 6.0L air fryer
- Temperature adjusts finely across 30 to 230°C
- Running noise under 55 dB, COSORI’s published figure
Why it made the five
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A 6.0-litre basket — the family’s dinner in one go
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A DC motor and settings from 30°C, for low-temperature cooking, fermenting and drying
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Up to 230°C and nine dedicated modes; the basket is dishwasher-safe
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Right for: Making karaage or a joint of meat for the whole family at once, or wanting to ferment and dry as well.
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Not for: Short on counter space, or usually cooking for one.
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Worth knowing: At 1500 W rated it draws the most of the ten we compared. It weighs 5.2 kg and is 40 cm deep including the handle.
Score breakdown — 80/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★★★ | Starting from one: settable from 30 to 230°C adds one, a 230°C maximum adds one, a timer up to 24 hours adds one, nine dedicated modes add one |
| Value for money | ★★☆☆☆ | ¥19,980, the lowest on Rakuten, earns three; 1500 W × 1 hour × ¥31 = about ¥46.5 an hour, over ¥45, so one back |
| Easy to live with | ★★★☆☆ | Starting from two: the maker states the non-stick basket is dishwasher-safe, one; 5.2 kg adds nothing |
| Trust | ★★★★★ | 2,423 reviews averaging 4.73 across the top 30 Rakuten listings for the model — 100 or more at 4.5 or above earns five |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | The largest capacity of the ten (6.0 litres) and the only DC motor; settings from 30°C and a 24-hour timer allow fermenting and drying — two points |
A slim 4 litres, 25 cm wide, with a 90-minute timer
- Holds four fish fillets at once
- Choosing a menu on the touch panel starts cooking straight away
- Manual setting: 80 to 200°C in 5°C steps, 1 to 90 minutes
- Starts without preheating
Why it made the five
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About 4 litres for three or four people, in a body only about 25 cm wide
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Five cooking menus: karaage, chips, grilled fish, reheat and frozen
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Basket and inner rack are dishwasher-safe
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Right for: Cooking for three or four when the space you have is narrow.
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Not for: Wanting to finish dishes above 200°C.
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Worth knowing: Only the basket and inner rack can go in the dishwasher, not the body. The basket window is not sealed, so recolte’s FAQ says to run it empty at 200°C for 10 minutes if water is left inside after washing.
Score breakdown — 74/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Starting from one: settable from 80 to 200°C in 5°C steps adds one, a 1–90 minute timer adds one; a 200°C maximum and five menus (karaage, chips, grilled fish, reheat, frozen) add nothing |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥16,500, the lowest on Rakuten, earns three; 1200 W × 1 hour × ¥31 = about ¥37.2 an hour, under ¥45, so no deduction |
| Easy to live with | ★★★★☆ | Starting from two: the maker states the basket and inner rack are dishwasher-safe (not the body), one; about 3.4 kg is under 3.5 kg, one |
| Trust | ★★★★★ | 2,721 reviews averaging 4.57 across the top 30 Rakuten listings for brand and model — 100 or more at 4.5 or above earns five |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | A manual timer of up to 90 minutes in 1-minute steps, second only to the TurboBlaze’s 24 hours among the ten, and temperature in 5°C steps — fine control over grilled fish and joints of meat — one point |
21 cm wide with a long basket — whole fish and asparagus fit
- Five modes: air fry, bake, roast, grill and reheat
- Every mode adjusts 60 to 200°C and 1 to 60 minutes
- Control panel on the front, so it works on a shelf
Why it made the five
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A narrow body about 21 cm wide, with a maximum capacity of 3 litres
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A deep basket that takes long food such as fish or asparagus whole
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Pauses when you open the basket, resumes when you close it
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Right for: A kitchen with a narrow space to fill, or wanting to grill fish whole.
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Not for: Cooking for four or more at once — the maximum capacity is 3 litres.
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Worth knowing: The cavity is 4 litres, but the official maximum capacity is 3 litres. It is about 37 cm deep, so measure the depth of the space you have in mind.
Score breakdown — 70/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Starting from one: settable from 60 to 200°C adds one, a 1–60 minute timer adds one; a 200°C maximum and five modes (air fry, bake, roast, grill, reheat) add nothing |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥16,500, the lowest on Rakuten, earns three; 1300 W × 1 hour × ¥31 = about ¥40.3 an hour, under ¥45, so no deduction |
| Easy to live with | ★★★☆☆ | Starting from two: the maker states the non-stick basket and plate are dishwasher-safe, one; about 3.6 kg adds nothing |
| Trust | ★★★★★ | 1,502 reviews averaging 4.74 across the top 30 Rakuten listings for brand and model — 100 or more at 4.5 or above earns five |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | The narrowest (about 21.0 cm) of the seven models of 3 litres or more, yet deep enough that the maker recommends it for whole asparagus and fish; pauses on opening and resumes on closing — one point |
Where to buy in Tokyo
Want to see air fryers before you buy? These six big electronics stores are at or near Tokyo’s main stations. Hours, floors and services are as each store’s official page listed them on 5 November 2026; check again before a special trip.
| Store | Station | Open | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba | Akihabara (JR), 1 min walk | 9:30–22:00 daily | 5F: kitchen appliances Tax-free counter on 3F; the refund can be paid in cash on the spot 5F also has a section of appliances made for use abroad (rice cookers, kettles, irons) |
| Yodobashi Camera Shinjuku West Main Store | Shinjuku (JR), west exit | 9:30–22:00 daily | Tax-free; the refund can be paid in cash at the store |
| Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Ikebukuro | Ikebukuro | 9:30–22:00 daily | Tax-free; the refund can be paid in cash at the store |
| Bic Camera Yurakucho | Yurakucho (JR), Hibiya exit, 1 min walk | 10:00–22:00, open every day | B1F: kitchen appliances Tax-free Airport delivery service |
| Bic Camera Shinjuku West Exit | Shinjuku, west exit (exit B16) | 10:00–20:30 Mon–Sat, 10:00–20:00 Sun and holidays | 5F: kitchen appliances Tax-free Airport delivery service |
| Yamada Denki LABI Shibuya | Shibuya, 5–10 min walk | 10:00–22:00 | Tax-free Airport delivery service |
Tax-free shopping changed on 1 November 2026
- Since 1 November 2026, tax-free shopping in Japan is a refund: you pay the full price including consumption tax, show your passport at the till, and the tax comes back after customs at the airport or port confirms you are taking the goods out of Japan.
- Get that customs check within 90 days of buying, before you check in your bags, with every item from the receipt. The minimum spend is ¥5,000 before tax (Bic Camera’s rules).
- Yodobashi’s Akiba, Shinjuku West, Ikebukuro and Ueno stores can pay the refund in cash at their tax-free counter. You register a credit card, which is charged back if the customs check is not completed.
- Japanese appliances run on 100V. Bic Camera states that its free warranty does not cover use outside Japan.
Know before you buy
- Size by head count, on the makers’ own guidance: about 2 litres for one or two people, 3.5 for two or three, 4 for three or four, 4.7 for three to five, 6 for two to eight. If you lay food out in one layer, go one size up.
- Rated power runs from 900 to 1500 W. Heated flat out for an hour at ¥31 per kWh, that is about ¥27.9 against ¥46.5 — a ceiling, since real cooking is shorter and the heater cycles off.
- Only seven of the ten we compared say in writing that the basket is dishwasher-safe. ‘Washable’ or ‘rinse in water’ on a Japanese spec page is not the same claim, and we did not count it.
- Weight matters if the fryer lives on a shelf: from 2.37 kg for the lightest here to 5.2 kg for the 6-litre model.
- Width and depth both count. The narrowest 3-litre-plus model is about 21 cm wide but about 37 cm deep; the 6-litre one is 40 cm deep including the handle.
- ‘Non-fryer’, ‘air fryer’, ‘air oven’ and ‘air fry oven’ are the makers’ own names for the same hot-air principle. This guide compares the pull-out-basket type only.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: 18
- Met every condition below: 13
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- A household air fryer that cooks with hot air in a pull-out drawer basket, with an official capacity of 1.5 to 6.0 litres
- Capacity and rated power consumption both published on the maker’s site
- The unit itself sold new on Rakuten Ichiba
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality25 pts
- Starts at one star. Add one if you can set the temperature yourself, one if the official maximum is above 200°C, one if the timer goes to 60 minutes or more, and one for six or more published preset menus (five at most).
- Value for money20 pts
- Set by the cheapest new price for the unit on Rakuten Ichiba: under ¥10,000 five stars, under ¥15,000 four, under ¥20,000 three, under ¥25,000 two, ¥25,000 or more one. Drop one star if an hour at rated power (kW × 1 hour × ¥31) costs more than ¥45 (one star at least).
- Easy to live with20 pts
- Starts at two stars. Add one if the maker states the removable basket is dishwasher-safe, one if the unit weighs 3.5 kg or less, and one more at 3.0 kg or less (five at most).
- Trust15 pts
- The review count across the top 30 Rakuten Ichiba listings for the model number, colours combined: 100 or more with an average of 4.5 or higher five stars, 50 or more four, 10 or more three, 1 to 9 two, none yet one.
- Only here20 pts
- Starts at three stars. Add one or two where a figure or feature belongs to this model alone among the ten we compared, and it bears directly on everyday frying and grilling, washing-up or finding room for it.
What we dropped
| Candidate | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| COSORI PRO LE 4.7L air fryer | Runner-up (80/100) | 80 points, level with the TurboBlaze, and the most Rakuten reviews of the ten (3,218, averaging 4.67) — but its 230°C and nine modes are shared with the TurboBlaze, leaving little that belongs to it alone. At ¥12,990 it is the lower-priced COSORI above 4.5 litres. |
| Ninja Mini Air Fryer | Runner-up (71/100) | 71 points. Light at about 2.5 kg and dishwasher-safe, but there is no temperature setting and only 21 Rakuten reviews; the COSORI LITE 2L covers the same one-to-two-person size with temperatures from 75 to 205°C and 1,041 reviews. |
| Yamazen Air Fryer 4.5L | Runner-up (70/100) | 70 points. The only model of 4.5 litres or more under ¥10,000 (¥8,980), but the timer stops at 30 minutes and the basket is described as washable, not dishwasher-safe. |
| Yamazen Air Fryer 2.2L | Runner-up (67/100) | 67 points, and the cheapest of the ten at ¥8,019, but only 12 Rakuten reviews, a 30-minute timer and no dishwasher claim; the COSORI LITE 2L, at ¥8,980, has temperatures to 205°C, a dishwasher-safe basket and 1,041 reviews. |
| recolte High Steam Air Oven | Runner-up (57/100) | 57 points. The only steam and Combo modes of the ten, with a 1.2-litre inner pot, but at ¥29,700 it is the most expensive here, weighs about 4.8 kg, and makes no dishwasher claim. |
| Tefal infrared-heating air fryer 6L (EY8228J0) and Light 6L (EY820AJ0) | Held back | 6 litres and 1,100 W rated, so it meets the conditions, but no Rakuten Ichiba reviews yet (as of 2026-10-26). Tefal says the basket and grid are washable, with no dishwasher claim. |
| Yamazen Air Fryer 5.5L (YAJ-AC1355) | Runner-up | 5.5 litres, 1,300 W rated and a glass window, so it meets the conditions, but only 2 Rakuten reviews. Yamazen says the basket and mesh plate are washable, with no dishwasher claim. |
| COSORI LITE 3.8L SMART air fryer | Outside the theme | 3.8 litres, 1230 W and a dishwasher-safe basket, but a Rakuten search turns up only used listings (condition 3). |
| Ninja Crispi (FN100J, FN101J) | Outside the theme | It cooks with the heating unit placed over a glass container, not in a pull-out drawer basket (condition 1). |
| Iris Ohyama superheated-steam air fryer (FV-M30A-C) | Outside the theme | 1200 W rated with a steam mode, but the specifications on Iris Ohyama’s site give no capacity (condition 2). |
| Toffy Air Fryer Mini (K-HAF1) | Outside the theme | About 1.2 litres and 800 W on the official shop’s product page — outside the 1.5–6.0 litre range (condition 1). |
Questions visitors ask
If I can’t decide, which one?
The COSORI LITE 2L mini air fryer. It scored the highest total across the five criteria, at 91 points — though at 2 litres it is meant for one or two people.
Where can I buy one, and when are the prices from?
All five are sold new on Rakuten Ichiba, whose shops ship within Japan, and the links above go straight to them. Prices are typical selling prices including tax, checked against the makers’ sites and Rakuten Ichiba as of 2026-10-25; campaigns and stock move them, so check the link before you buy.
Which size for how many people?
On the makers’ own guidance: COSORI LITE 2L for one or two, BRUNO glass air fryer (about 3.5 litres) for two or three, recolte Air Oven 4L for three or four, COSORI PRO LE 4.7L for three to five, and COSORI TurboBlaze 6.0L for two to eight. The Ninja Mini Air Fryer (about 1.9 litres) is for one or two. How much fits depends on the food, so if you mostly cook things like karaage that you want in one layer, go one size up.
How much difference does the wattage make to the electricity bill?
Assuming an hour of continuous heating at rated power (kW × ¥31 per kWh), the COSORI LITE 2L (900 W) costs about ¥27.9 and the COSORI TurboBlaze 6.0L (1500 W) about ¥46.5 — a difference of about ¥18.6 an hour. 1000 W is about ¥31, 1200 W about ¥37.2, 1300 W about ¥40.3. Real cooking is usually shorter than an hour, and the heater switches off once it reaches temperature, so the actual cost is lower.
Which baskets are dishwasher-safe?
Of the ten we compared, seven say in writing that they are dishwasher-safe: the three COSORI models (basket and crisper plate), the Ninja Mini Air Fryer (basket), the Russell Hobbs 1420JP, the recolte Air Oven 4L (basket and inner rack, not the body) and the BRUNO glass air fryer (glass basket, mesh plate and heater cover). The two Yamazen models say only ‘washable’, and the recolte High Steam Air Oven ‘rinse in water’ — neither claims dishwasher use.
Non-fryer, air fryer, air oven — what is the difference?
None, really: all heat food by circulating hot air, and the name depends on the maker. COSORI says ‘non-fryer’, Ninja, Yamazen and BRUNO say ‘air fryer’, recolte says ‘air oven’ and Russell Hobbs ‘air fry oven’. This guide compares the type that cooks in a pull-out drawer basket.
Why is there no Tefal air fryer here?
Tefal’s infrared-heating air fryers (EY8228J0 and EY820AJ0) are both 6 litres at 1,100 W and meet the conditions, but had no Rakuten Ichiba reviews yet as of 2026-10-26. Tefal’s product page says the basket and grid are washable, with no dishwasher claim. We will look again once reviews come in.
Why is the Ninja Crispi not included?
The Ninja Crispi (FN100J, FN101J) cooks by placing the heating unit over a glass container, which then goes straight to the table. It does not cook in a pull-out drawer basket, so it is outside this comparison. From Ninja’s basket range we compared the Mini Air Fryer AF080J instead.
Changes
- 2026-10-25 First published. Scored from 18 candidates.