It’s Tsukimi season: McDonald’s Japan’s September moon-viewing tradition is running its 35th year with eight items, from the classic egg-topped Tsukimi Burger (¥460, ~$2.99) to a new sukiyaki-style version (¥570, ~$3.71) and a double-cheese edition sold only on the after-5pm Night Mac menu (¥670, ~$4.36). Most run through late October. Beneath the seasonal layer sit the permanent Japan exclusives worth a visit any month: the Teriyaki McBurger (¥400, ~$2.60), the Ebi shrimp Filet-O (¥440, ~$2.86), Samurai Mac burgers and ShakaChiki.
What you’re looking at, translated: the banner reads “Tsukimi Burger, on sale
9/2.” Top row: Chicken McNuggets with the new golden egg tartar dip, the
renewed Tsukimi Pie (Hokkaido butter, red bean, mochi), and the Shine Muscat
Tsukimi McShake. Middle: the new after-5pm double-cheese Tsukimi (left) and
the breakfast-only Tsukimi Muffin (right). Bottom row: the classic Tsukimi
Burger, the new seared-beef sukiyaki-style Tsukimi, and the Cheese Tsukimi.
Prices for all eight are in the table below. Image: McDonald’s Japan
McDonald’s Japan runs one of the chain’s most inventive menus anywhere, on two layers: a fast rotation of limited items with real end dates, and a set of permanent exclusives that have never left the country. This page tracks both, from the company’s own menu and press releases.
Checked September 9, 2026. Prices are tax-in “from” prices, which vary slightly by store format; a February 2026 revision raised most items ¥10-50, so pre-2026 blog prices run low.
Tsukimi 2026: the whole lineup
Tsukimi (“moon viewing”) puts a fried egg, the full moon, on everything each September; McDonald’s invented the fast-food version in 1991. This year’s eight items, launched September 2:
| Item | Price | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Tsukimi Burger (beef, bacon, egg, tomato cream sauce) | ¥460 (~$2.99) | late October |
| Cheese Tsukimi | ¥490 (~$3.19) | late October |
| Seared-beef sukiyaki-style Tsukimi (new) | ¥570 (~$3.71) | late September |
| Double-cheese double-patty Tsukimi (new, Night Mac only, from 5pm) | ¥670 (~$4.36) | late October |
| Tsukimi Muffin (breakfast only) | ¥420 (~$2.73) | late October |
| Tsukimi Pie (red bean, mochi, Hokkaido butter) | ¥200 (~$1.30) | early October |
| Tsukimi McShake: Nagano Shine Muscat | ¥200 (~$1.30) (S) | mid October |
| Golden egg tartar dip sauce (new) | ¥50 (~$0.33) | late October |
The sukiyaki version ends a month before the rest, so it’s the one to prioritize. Sets add about ¥300 (~$1.95).
The permanent Japan exclusives
- Teriyaki McBurger, ¥400 (~$2.60): on the menu since 1991 in its current form (the teriyaki line dates to 1977 experiments), a pork patty lacquered in sweet-soy glaze. The item most first-time visitors order, correctly.
- Ebi Filet-O, ¥440 (~$2.86): a whole-shrimp patty, crisp outside and bouncy inside, the seafood burger the US has never dared.
- Samurai Mac line, ¥580-590 (~$3.78-$3.84): thick-patty burgers in a seared soy-sauce style, positioned as the “adult” menu; the double thick beef is the flagship.
- ShakaChiki, ¥240 (~$1.56): the shake-it-yourself fried chicken patty in a paper sleeve with seasoning packets (cheese, red pepper); note the official name shortened from Shaka Shaka Chicken.
- The pie rotation: the year-round hot apple pie plus rotating seasonal pies (currently the Tsukimi pie; the beloved bacon potato pie recurs most years, most recently from April 2026).
Breakfast has its own exclusives (the Tsukimi Muffin joins the regular Egg McMuffin lineup each September), and the after-5pm Night Mac menu, where the double-cheese Tsukimi lives, is itself a Japan-only concept: heavier variants of the core menu sold only in the evening.
Want every single item with photos and prices? The full burger menu, translated lists all 45, from the ¥190 (~$1.24) hamburger to the four-patty Bai Big Mac, and the sides, drinks, desserts and McCafé page covers everything else, Fanta Melon included.
FAQ
What is the Tsukimi Burger?
McDonald’s Japan’s September tradition since 1991: a beef-bacon burger topped with a fried egg (the “full moon”) in tomato cream sauce, ¥460 (~$2.99) in 2026, running from September 2 to late October with seven companion items.
What’s on the McDonald’s Japan menu that the US doesn’t have?
Permanently: the Teriyaki McBurger, Ebi shrimp Filet-O, Samurai Mac soy-glazed thick burgers, ShakaChiki shake-seasoned chicken, and an evening-only Night Mac menu. Seasonally: whatever the current rotation is, at its peak in Tsukimi September.
How much is McDonald’s in Japan?
Cheap by US standards: the exclusive burgers run ¥400-590 (~$2.60-$3.84), sets around ¥670-970 (~$4.36-$6.32). A February 2026 price revision nudged most items up ¥10-50, so older articles understate slightly.
When does Tsukimi season end?
The 2026 core items run to late October, with the sukiyaki-style burger ending in late September and the pie in early October. McDonald’s publishes the windows, and this page carries them.
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