TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US64.4% cheaper in Japan
Is Hydrating Sunscreen Water Gel Cream 70g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$11.52 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$11.52 (64.4%): Japan ¥968 ≈ US$6.35, the US US$17.87.
01 · Verdict
64.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥968incl. tax · Japan retail single-item list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$6.35JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$17.87tax basis not stated · Sold by Amazon buy box; 70g Aqua Rich Watery Essence import listing ASIN B0H6G7LZ15 · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$11.5264.4% · 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 2026-09-23. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan retail single-item list price | ¥968 | Matsukiyo Cocokara Online ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USSold by Amazon buy box; 70g Aqua Rich Watery Essence import listing ASIN B0H6G7LZ15 | US$17.87 | Amazon.com ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$6.35 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$11.52 | 64.4%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
To use your own FX, fees and shipping, open the Price calculator.
Is it worth buying in Japan?
This one is already available on the open shelf in Taiwan, with a price gap of under NT$50. It's more worthwhile to save your suitcase space for items you can't get in Taiwan.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$6.45, still below the US by US$11.42.
- Break-even rate 0.0185 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 70 g water gel cream, not the 90 mL water gel lotion or souffle cream.
- Confirm this is not the cooling version, and check the refill.
- Japan's packaging is revised year to year; go by the ingredients and SPF rating shown on the item itself.
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
- Matsukiyo Cocokara Online ↗Japan retail single-item list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Amazon.com ↗Sold by Amazon buy box; 70g Aqua Rich Watery Essence import listing ASIN B0H6G7LZ15 · tax basis not stated · In stock · checked 2026-09-23
- 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
- Aqua Rich Watery Essence 70g, main bottle; 2025 Ultra Light/EX packaging, not the cooling version or the refill packBoth markets carry the same Bioré UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence, 70g (Taiwan's name is Hydro-Sunscreen Moisturizing Gel Cream; JAN 4901301447647). Japan's price is matsukiyo Cocokara Online's tax-included list price; Taiwan is PChome's list price. Not mixed in with the 90ml watery gel, the soufflé cream, or the cooling version.
- 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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