TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US47.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Shoulder-Ease Water-Repellent Backpack, Black cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$23.71 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$23.71 (47.5%): Japan ¥3,990 ≈ US$26.19, the US US$49.90.
01 · Verdict
47.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,990incl. tax · official online store single-item list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$26.19JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$49.90excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$23.7147.5% · 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 USexcl. tax; 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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial online store single-item list price incl. tax | ¥3,990 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$49.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$26.19 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$23.71 | 47.5%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?
Same-day listed prices for the same barcode item on MUJI's official online stores in both markets; Japan shipping, tax refund, and card fees are not included, and the Taiwan page does not state its tax basis. On the day this was checked, the official Taiwan online store showed it as sold out; in-store stock needs to be checked separately.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$26.58, still below the US by US$23.32.
- Break-even rate 0.0125 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
- Verify both official pages show the same barcode 4548076172390 and spec (Japan 肩の負担を軽くする 撥水 リュックサック 黒・タテ４３×ヨコ３２×マチ１４ｃｍ, item no. 76172390)
- The Taiwan price is MUJI Taiwan's official online store list price; the page does not state whether tax is included.
- Being listed on the official online store does not mean it is in stock at a given physical store; check availability again before buying.
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
- MUJI Japan official online store ↗official online store single-item list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- MUJI USA ↗official list price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-18
- 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: Shoulder-Friendly Water-Repellent Backpack, black, height 43 x width 32 x gusset 14cm; Item No. 76172390; Taiwan page country of manufacture Vietnam; both official pages share barcode 4548076172390MUJI's Japan official product page's JSON-LD on 2026-09-12 showed ¥3990, with the spec line 「肩の負担を軽くする 撥水 リュックサック 黒・タテ４３×ヨコ３２×マチ１４ｃｍ 商品番号 76172390」. An exact-JAN search on the Taiwan side (shop.muji.tw's V2/Search?q=4548076172390) matched a product page with the same barcode; the Taiwan page's JSON-LD barcode field is likewise 4548076172390, and the spec (not stated on the page) matches the Japan page item for item. We already confirmed the Japan page is not a Taiwan-market-only listing (the product name has no "（台湾）" prefix, and the page has no "台湾内販" or "ネットストアお取り扱いなし"). US price 2026-09-18: muji.us products.json SKU/JAN 4548076172390 → "Less Tiring Water Repellent Backpack" variant "Black" $49.90; available=true
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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