TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US30.1% cheaper in Japan
Is Concentrated Radiance Essence Lotion cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$35.76 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$35.76 (30.1%): Japan ¥12,650 ≈ US$83.04, the US US$118.80.
01 · Verdict
30.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥12,650incl. tax · source reference price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$83.04JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$118.80incl. tax · Current USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$35.7630.1% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource reference price incl. tax | ¥12,650 | @cosme product page ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; product tax is included as shown on the product page. | US$118.80 | Ichiban Mart ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$83.04 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$35.76 | 30.1%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 ¥12,650, Taiwan NT$3,021; 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$84.29, still below the US by US$34.51.
- Break-even rate 0.0094 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
- Ichiban Mart ↗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
- Japan ranking listing: Kanebo Generating Essentials/Taiwan product page: 168mLThe product page's marketing copy, "Vernix Micro-Lipo x Full-Penetration Technology," corresponds to Kanebo's global official site's product description for "GENERATING ESSENTIALS" (inspired by "vernix," which protects newborns, with the added TAISHI™ Micro-Lipo moisturizing ingredient), confirming "Generating Radiance Lotion" is Taiwan official's formal Chinese name for the "Generating Essentials" lotion; the 168mL volume matches the spec shared by a Japan Threads user for the Japan official site's 168mL/¥13,200 version (the same SKU). Root re-verification: momo Kanebo official direct store product page re-check: KANEBO Generating Radiance Lotion 168mL, NT$3,021; the volume matches the Japan listing.
- 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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