TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US42.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Pigeon W Protect Sunscreen SPF20 PA++ 45g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$4.71 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$4.71 (42.8%): Japan ¥958 ≈ US$6.29, the US US$11.00.
01 · Verdict
42.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥958tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$6.29JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$11.00tax basis not stated · Listed price on a US-dollar product page; tax and shipping not stated · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$4.7142.8% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) | ¥958 | Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USListed price on a US-dollar product page; tax and shipping not stated | US$11.00 | WAFUU (US-dollar page) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$6.29 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$4.71 | 42.8%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?
U.S. US$11.00 (WAFUU US/USD page; tax and shipping not stated), Japan ¥958, and Taiwan NT$328 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date. WAFUU's page lists W Protect SPF20 PA++; Pigeon official specifications confirm the 45 g size and JAN 4902508084673.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$6.38, still below the US by US$4.62.
- Break-even rate 0.0115 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
- Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- WAFUU (US-dollar page) ↗Listed price on a US-dollar product page; tax and shipping not stated · tax basis not stated · 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 title: 45g; JAN 4902508084673; source category: seasonal essentials. Taiwan product page: SPF20 PA++ 45g (the page also offers SPF35 and other variants, so this option must be selected; both markets use 45g)Japan lists: Warehouse 1 – Pigeon Japan-imported kids' anti-UV sunscreen lotion, water/sweat-resistant, SPF20/PA++, 45g (the model field mistakenly lists 60g next to the JAN, but the title and momo spec option both say 45g), JAN 4902508084673. The Taiwan page's brand (Pigeon), SPF value (SPF20/PA++), and capacity (45g) all match; the product page requires selecting the "W Protect Sunscreen SPF20 PA++ 45g" spec option before it shows the single list price of NT$328, which was confirmed by actually clicking through in the browser. The retailer tag is direct-from-Japan; the price gap includes the Taiwan-side import markup. (Storefront: momo shopping, third-party seller kotofuku (cross-border shipping from Japan))
- 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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