TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US31.4% cheaper in Japan
Is MTG RS-BH-02A Showerhead, White cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$90.07 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$90.07 (31.4%): Japan ¥30,000 ≈ US$196.93, the US US$287.00.
01 · Verdict
31.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥30,000incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$196.93JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$287.00tax basis not stated · ReFa FINE BUBBLE U, white, RS-BH-02A; listed price on WAFUU JAPAN’s US-dollar page; cross-border seller, with shipping and tax amounts not listed · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$90.0731.4% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the UStax basis not stated; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-24. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) | ¥30,000 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USReFa FINE BUBBLE U, white, RS-BH-02A; listed price on WAFUU JAPAN’s US-dollar page; cross-border seller, with shipping and tax amounts not listed | US$287.00 | WAFUU JAPAN (US-dollar page; cross-border) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$196.93 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$90.07 | 31.4%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
The Japan price is from the Bic Camera ranking page; the Taiwan price is the same-day price from momo Shopping. Both are same-day snapshots at the time checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$199.89, still below the US by US$87.11.
- Break-even rate 0.0096 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Confirm the model, capacity, and accessory contents on both sides; color and retailer can differ, but a different spec means it is not the same product.
- Price and stock follow the product page on the day of purchase; both the ranking page and the Taiwan storefront change prices.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- WAFUU JAPAN (US-dollar page; cross-border) ↗ReFa FINE BUBBLE U, white, RS-BH-02A; listed price on WAFUU JAPAN’s US-dollar page; cross-border seller, with shipping and tax amounts not listed · tax basis not stated · In stock · checked 2026-09-24
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan page spec: MTG shower head, ReFa FINE BUBBLE U, white, RS-BH-02A [microbubble function]; Taiwan page spec: four water-flow modes; product item no. 14840792; single white colorwayThe Japan listing is MTG RS-BH-02A (ReFa FINE BUBBLE U, White, not the U+ version). A web search verified MTG's official model-numbering convention: the RS-BH series' suffix 02A = White, matching this listing's Japanese product name "ReFa FINE BUBBLE U White RS-BH-02A." The momo ReFa official flagship store's product name "FINE BUBBLE U Micro-Bubble Skin-Care Showerhead (White)" exactly matches the Japan-spec product name and color (note: this is not the U+ version — the two are different product lines, and this listing compares the U, not the U+). The page shows "notify me when orderable / expected to arrive today 09/15," not discontinued/delisted, and it is still orderable. Price check: 7,980 x 4.8 ≈ 38,304 versus the yen price of 30,000, about a 1.28x ratio, a normal import price difference. Root re-verification on 2026-09-15: re-read the price from the Taiwan retailer's product page or momo's product-search JSON, confirming it is a single-SKU amount rather than a multi-spec price range.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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