TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US53.1% cheaper in Japan
Is TORAKU Kobe Pudding, 4-Piece Gift Box cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$9.63 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$9.63 (53.1%): Japan ¥1,296 ≈ US$8.51, the US US$18.14.
01 · Verdict
53.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,296incl. tax · Kansai Airport official page listed price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$8.51JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$18.14tax basis not stated · U.S.-deliverable MiauMall cross-border USD price; product tax included; shipping calculated at checkout; item ships from Japan. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$9.6353.1% · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanKansai Airport official page listed price incl. tax | ¥1,296 | Kansai International Airport Official Website ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USU.S.-deliverable MiauMall cross-border USD price; product tax included; shipping calculated at checkout; item ships from Japan. | US$18.14 | MiauMall ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$8.51 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$9.63 | 53.1%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 ¥1,296, Taiwan NT$739; 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$8.64, still below the US by US$9.50.
- Break-even rate 0.0140 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
- Kansai International Airport Official Website ↗Kansai Airport official page listed price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- MiauMall ↗U.S.-deliverable MiauMall cross-border USD price; product tax included; shipping calculated at checkout; item ships from Japan. · 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: Kobe Pudding, 84g x4 (JAN 4902053151967)/Taiwan product page: spec selected "4-piece/box"The Japan listing's JAN 4902053151967 corresponds to Torakku's "Kobe Pudding 84g x 4," ¥1,296. Selecting "4-Pack/Box" on the Taiwan momo Lele Japan store narrows the price from the range 739-919 down to 739, with the same piece count of 4. (Retailer: Lele Japan (momo TP0009159, Japan cross-border delivery)) A momo cross-border store (Japan cross-border delivery, shipping charged separately); the actual delivery conditions for chilled goods are subject to the store's terms; the price difference includes the Taiwan-side markup. The same store also has a 6-pack spec; this listing uses only the 4-pack. The same product also appears on the Kansai Airport T1/T2 confectionery rankings (kix-kixt1-official-yogashi-ranking-2026-09-11-rank-7-4902053151967, kix-kixt2-official-yogashi-ranking-2026-09-11-rank-7-4902053151967), and both listings are merged into this entry.
- 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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