TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US21.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Sake Lees Fermented Brightening Cleansing Oil cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$10.45 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$10.45 (21.8%): Japan ¥5,720 ≈ US$37.55, the US US$48.00.
01 · Verdict
21.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥5,720incl. tax · source reference price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$37.55JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$48.00excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$10.4521.8% · 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 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource reference price incl. tax | ¥5,720 | @cosme product page ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$48.00 | Shu Uemura US ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$37.55 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$10.45 | 21.8%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?
Japan ¥5,720, Taiwan NT$769; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$38.11, still below the US by US$9.89.
- Break-even rate 0.0084 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
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), not the brand's official 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
- @cosme product page ↗source reference price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Shu Uemura US ↗Current US retailer price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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 ranking listing: Bright Cleansing Oil/Taiwan product page: 150mlA Google search verified that "Sake Lees Fermented Brightening Cleansing Oil" is the official Taiwan name for shu uemura Taiwan's official site's (shuuemura.com.tw) "Bright Cleansing Oil," launched simultaneously in early 2026 (released in Japan on 2026/02/06, featuring a high-water-retention cleansing mechanism built on fermented beauty ingredients such as sake lees fermentation/bifidobacteria); the formula's emphasis on "fermentation" + "brightening" matches the meaning of the original Japanese name "Bright." The Japan listing's ¥5,720 corresponds to the price range of the Japan Rakuten/official-site 150mL version, and Taiwan is likewise the 150mL spec. Root re-verification: momo shu uemura official store product page re-check: Sake Lees Fermented Brightening Cleansing Oil 150mL, NT$769. @cosme's official price list is 150mL ¥5,720 / 450mL ¥13,200; the Japan listing's ¥5,720 is exactly the 150mL, so the volumes match on both sides.
- 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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