TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US61.8% cheaper in Japan
Is HEART COMB Aira Portable Folding Comb cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$31.50 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$31.50 (61.8%): Japan ¥2,970 ≈ US$19.50, the US US$51.00.
01 · Verdict
61.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,970incl. tax · LOFT product page list price incl. tax (rose gold) · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$19.50JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$51.00incl. tax · Current USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$31.5061.8% · 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 USincl. tax; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLOFT product page list price incl. tax (rose gold) | ¥2,970 | LOFT official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. | US$51.00 | HARUYAMA ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$19.50 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$31.50 | 61.8%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 same ReFa folding comb in rose gold is ¥2,970 incl. tax at LOFT in Japan versus NT$1,090 from a seller on Taiwan's momo. This Taiwan listing is a parallel-imported Japan version shipped from Taiwan, with no Taiwan distributor warranty.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$19.79, still below the US by US$31.21.
- Break-even rate 0.0172 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
- Fixed at a single HEART COMB Aira folding comb in rose gold; do not compare against the HEART BRUSH.
- The Taiwan price is a parallel-import Japan-spec item sold by a third-party momo storefront, not the official Taiwan distributor price.
- Price and stock follow the page on the day of verification.
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
- LOFT official online store ↗LOFT product page list price incl. tax (rose gold) · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-23
- US price
- HARUYAMA ↗Current USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. · incl. tax · 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
- HEART COMB Aira folding comb, single unit; Japan verified as rose gold (product code 4974011811862); Taiwan page color options include rose goldJapan is the LOFT product page's HEART COMB Aira in rose gold, tax-inclusive list price ¥2,970; Taiwan is the third-party momo storefront listing "[ReFa] HEART COMB Aira Folding Hair Comb, Japan Version" (item number TP00070140001277), promotional price NT$1,090, market price NT$2,000, with color options including rose gold, ocean blue, and green, addable to cart and shipped from Taiwan on the day of verification. This is a parallel-import Japan version; the official Taiwan distributor Henlong Trading's site does not list this model. momo's own storefront also has a "choice of 5 colors" page for the same model (NT$1,680), but it showed out of stock on the day of verification, so this entry uses the storefront price for the in-stock listing with the matching color.
- 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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