TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US28.0% cheaper in Japan
Is Japan Star Nano Bubble Showerhead NanoFemiras Plus cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$37.80 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$37.80 (28.0%): Japan ¥14,800 ≈ US$97.15, the US US$134.95.
01 · Verdict
28.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥14,800tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$97.15JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$134.95tax basis not stated · Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$37.8028.0% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japankakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page | ¥14,800 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. | US$134.95 | eBay · hiskod_46 (store display: japank777) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$97.15 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$37.80 | 28.0%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 ¥14,800, Taiwan NT$4,580; 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$98.61, still below the US by US$36.34.
- Break-even rate 0.0091 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
- kakaku.com ↗kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- eBay · hiskod_46 (store display: japank777) ↗Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · 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 listing: NanoFemiras Plus/Taiwan product page: NanoFemiras Plus (NanoFemiras Plus, made in Japan, same model)A momo search for "JAPAN STAR Nano Bubble Showerhead" directly hit the product page "[Japan Star] Nano Bubble Showerhead NanoFemiras Plus, Made in Japan"; the brand (JAPAN STAR / Japan Star is the Chinese translation of the same brand) and the product name (NanoFemiras Plus / NanoFemiras Plus) correspond exactly. (Retailer: momo (Japan Star))
- 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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