Costco membership in Kyushu
- Individual membership costs ¥5,280 a year including tax or ¥10,560 for Executive, and members must be 18 or older.
- Kyushu has 4 warehouses: Kitakyushu, Hisayama, Ogori and Kumamoto Mifune.
- All 4 warehouses open daily from 10:00–20:00, but close on January 1.
Costco is a members-only warehouse store. Kyushu has 4 of its warehouses: 3 in Fukuoka Prefecture (Kitakyushu, Hisayama and Ogori) and 1 in Kumamoto Prefecture (Kumamoto Mifune). A personal membership costs ¥5,280 a year including tax, and in Japan Costco takes only Mastercard-brand credit cards, plus cash and its own cards.
In short
- Membership: ¥5,280 a year (Gold Star for individuals, Business for companies), or ¥10,560 for Executive, which returns 2% of purchases.
- Join at a warehouse or online. Online payment is Mastercard only. You must be 18 or older.
- All 4 Kyushu warehouses are open 10:00–20:00 every day and have a gas station.
- A member can bring 2 adults and any number of children under 18, but only members can buy.
- Costco’s pages do not list which ID documents the membership counter accepts; if you plan to use a residence card, ask the warehouse.
Checked with official pages on October 26, 2026.
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1. What is Costco, and can non-members shop?
Costco Wholesale Japan
Only members can buy at Costco. Under Costco Japan’s membership terms, each member can bring up to 2 companions aged 18 or over, and any number of children under 18, but the companions cannot buy. Costco sometimes issues invitation cards or one-day passes. With one, a non-member can shop, but pays 5% on top of the shelf price.
Costco began in 1976 as a warehouse store in San Diego, California, and Costco Japan’s head office is in Kisarazu, Chiba. Japan has 37 warehouses (as of September 1, 2025). Costco offers two guarantees: a full refund on a product you are not happy with, and a full refund of your membership fee if you cancel within the valid period because you are not satisfied. Electronics, diamonds and gold bullion have their own return rules.
Costco’s Japanese website has an English language option. Costco notes that the English is a translation and the Japanese version prevails if they differ.
2. Costco membership in Japan: types, fees and how to join
Costco Wholesale Japan
There are 4 membership types: Gold Star and Business at ¥5,280 a year, and their Executive versions at ¥10,560 (tax included). Every type comes with one free family card for a person aged 18 or over who lives with you.
| Type | For | Yearly fee | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Star | Individuals | ¥5,280 | 1 free family card |
| Business | Companies, self-employed | ¥5,280 | Extra business member cards |
| Executive Gold Star | Individuals | ¥10,560 | 2% back, up to ¥110,000 a year |
| Executive Business | Companies, self-employed | ¥10,560 | 2% back and extra business cards |
- Choose how to join. Join online and pay by Mastercard, or register online and pay at a warehouse.
- Bring ID for the family card too. A family member who joins with you needs an ID document that shows you live together.
- Show your card every time. The membership card carries your photo, and you show it when you enter and at the checkout. Copies are not accepted.
The card is for the member only and cannot be lent or given to anyone. It is valid from the month you join until the end of the same month the next year, and it works at Costco warehouses around the world. If you cancel your membership, you cannot join again for 12 months from the month you leave, and nor can anyone aged 18 or over at the same address.
Important
At Japanese warehouses you can pay with cash, a Costco shop card, the Costco Global Card or any Mastercard-brand credit card. Visa, American Express and JCB credit cards are not on that list.
2.1 Is Executive membership worth it?
Executive members get 2% of their pre-tax spending back once a year as a reward, up to ¥110,000. Some items are excluded. Upgrading costs ¥5,280 a year more. Costco’s own table shows that spending ¥22,000 a month (¥264,000 a year) brings ¥5,280 back, the same as the extra fee.
The Costco Global Card is a Mastercard issued by Orient Corporation (Orico). It gives 1.5% back on Costco purchases and 1% elsewhere. The card fee is free in the first year, and the next year’s ¥2,375 is free if you use the card at least once. With Executive membership, Costco shows the total at 3.5% (2% + 1.5%) at Costco. Getting the card depends on Orico’s own check.
3. The 4 Costco warehouses in Kyushu
Costco Wholesale Japan
All 4 warehouses are open 10:00 to 20:00 every day, and all have a gas station. The gas stations open at 7:00 in Kitakyushu and Hisayama and at 8:00 in Ogori and Kumamoto Mifune, and close at 20:30. Opening time may change when it is crowded. Over New Year, all 4 open 7:00–18:00 on December 31, close on January 1, and open 10:00–20:00 on January 2.
| Warehouse | Area | Gas station | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitakyushu | Yahatanishi Ward, Kitakyushu | 7:00–20:30 | 797 spaces |
| Hisayama | Hisayama Town (Trias Hisayama) | 7:00–20:30 | 737 spaces |
| Ogori | Ogori City | 8:00–20:30 | 918 spaces |
| Kumamoto Mifune | Mifune Town, Kumamoto | 8:00–20:30 | 803 spaces |
All 4 warehouses list a food court, tire center, optical corner, pharmacy and hearing aid center.
3.1 Costco Kitakyushu
By bus, take Kitakyushu City Bus route 64 from the west exit of JR Orio Station to Hibikino Higashi, then walk 4 minutes. The car park is flat, with 797 spaces.
| Name | Costco Kitakyushu |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-2-12 Honjo Gakkendai, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | Daily 10:00–20:00 (Closed January 1; December 31: 7:00–18:00) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3.2 Costco Hisayama
The warehouse is in the west zone of the Trias Hisayama shopping complex. Buses on route 27B stop at Kogabashi, a 5-minute walk away; you can catch them at JR Kashii Station (Kashii Sando stop), JR Sasaguri Station and Tenjin Yubinkyoku-mae. From Hakata Station, take route 2, 30 or 32 to Kuramoto and change to route 27B or 72. There are 737 parking spaces.
| Name | Costco Hisayama |
|---|---|
| Address | 1152-1 Takayanagi, Yamada, Hisayama-machi, Kasuya-gun, Fukuoka (Trias Hisayama, west zone) |
| Hours / Closed | Daily 10:00–20:00 (Closed January 1; December 31: 7:00–18:00) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3.3 Costco Ogori
By train, the nearest station is Imaguma on the Amagi Railway, about 900 m or a 12-minute walk. By car, leave the expressway at Chikugo-Ogori IC and turn right at the Ogori IC intersection, or leave at Tosu IC and drive east on National Route 500. The car park is flat, with 918 spaces.
To combine Costco with the outlets and an onsen, see our Tosu and Ogori weekend day trip.
| Name | Costco Ogori |
|---|---|
| Address | 818-3 Kamiiwata, Ogori, Fukuoka |
| Hours / Closed | Daily 10:00–20:00 (Closed January 1; December 31: 7:00–18:00) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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3.4 Costco Kumamoto Mifune
The warehouse is about 200 m east of the intersection in front of Mifune IC. By bus from Sakuramachi Bus Terminal, take a bus bound for Kosa (route K2-4 or M3-1) or Tsujun Sanso (route M3-2) to Kosaka, then walk 7 minutes. From the airport side, drive along National Route 443, turn right at the Kamihetami intersection in Mifune Town, and turn right at the traffic light about 3 km later. The car park is flat, with 803 spaces.
| Name | Costco Kumamoto Mifune |
|---|---|
| Address | 689-1 Miyata, Kosaka, Mifune-machi, Kamimashiki-gun, Kumamoto |
| Hours / Closed | Daily 10:00–20:00 (Closed January 1; December 31: 7:00–18:00) |
| Map | Open in Google Maps ↗ |
| Official site | Open the official site ↗ |
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Sources (checked October 2026)
5 pages we checked
- Costco Japan: membership types and fees (Japanese, English option)
- Costco Japan: membership terms and conditions (Japanese)
- Costco Japan: Executive membership and the Costco Global Card (Japanese)
- Costco Japan: about Costco (Japanese)
- Costco Japan: warehouse finder (hours, gas stations, access, parking) (Japanese)
