TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US21.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Noda Horo POCHKA Bud Series Enamel Simmer Pot, Twin-Handle, 20cm, Made in Japan cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$8.76 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$8.76 (21.2%): Japan ¥4,950 ≈ US$32.49, the US US$41.25.
01 · Verdict
21.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥4,950incl. tax · HANDSofficial online store page price incl. tax (yen; snapshot 2026-09-11) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$32.49JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$41.25excl. tax · Current USD retail merchandise price; applicable sales tax is separate. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$8.7621.2% · 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanHANDSofficial online store page price incl. tax (yen; snapshot 2026-09-11) | ¥4,950 | HANDS網店（ハンズネットストア） ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; applicable sales tax is separate. | US$41.25 | Chimee ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$32.49 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$8.76 | 21.2%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 ¥4,950, Taiwan NT$1,550; 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$32.98, still below the US by US$8.27.
- Break-even rate 0.0083 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
- HANDS網店（ハンズネットストア） ↗HANDSofficial online store page price incl. tax (yen; snapshot 2026-09-11) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Chimee ↗Current USD retail merchandise price; applicable sales tax is separate. · excl. 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: Pochka; enamel; white; 20cm; product page code 4976045777145/Taiwan product page: POCHKA series two-handled pot, 20cm (single spec)The product page's title is "Noda Horo POCHKA Bud Series Flavor Simmer Pot - Double-Handle Pot 20cm," a single spec priced at NT$1,550; JSON-LD product:price:amount=1550. (Retailer: momo TP0004786 mall store (Taiwan in-stock, estimated shipping 2026/09/14 after order confirmation)) The page only lists a "single spec" without a word-for-word color label, and the page text could not directly confirm the word "white" (the POCHKA series has always been enamel in white only, but the product page does not explicitly state the color name); this is one of the lower-confidence entries in this batch of tw-price. The yen price of 4,950 converts to about NT$1,032; NT$1,550 is about 1.5 times that, within a reasonable range.
- 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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