TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US42.3% cheaper in Japan
Is Pilot Parallel Pen Calligraphy Fountain Pen for Fancy Script (P-FP-120R), 1.5/2.4/3.8/6.0 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$6.34 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$6.34 (42.3%): Japan ¥1,320 ≈ US$8.67, the US US$15.01.
01 · Verdict
42.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,320incl. tax · HANDSpublished online store price incl. tax (yen) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$8.67JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$15.01excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$6.3442.3% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanHANDSpublished online store price incl. tax (yen) | ¥1,320 | HANDS網店（ハンズネットストア） ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$15.01 | Vanness Pens, Fort Smith, Arkansas ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$8.67 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$6.34 | 42.3%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 ¥1,320, Taiwan NT$320; 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$8.80, still below the US by US$6.21.
- Break-even rate 0.0114 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） ↗HANDSpublished online store price incl. tax (yen) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Vanness Pens, Fort Smith, Arkansas ↗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: JAN 4902505612107; original product name: PILOT Parallel Pen, 6.0mm, P-FPN-120R-60 | calligraphy supplies, other calligraphy supplies/Taiwan product page: 6.0mm (blue cap) versionThe product page's spec options list "6.0MM (Blue Cap)," matching the Japan listing's model P-FPN-120R-60 (where -60 means 6.0mm), with that spec priced at NT$320 (original price NT$380). (Retailer: PChome 24h Shopping) The page uses model P-FP-120R (without the N), but it belongs to the same Parallel Pen series and the size options correspond exactly, so this is determined to be a labeling difference within the same product line.
- 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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