TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US77.1% cheaper in Japan
Is KOSE SOFTYMO Brightening Cleansing Massage Cream cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$19.36 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$19.36 (77.1%): Japan ¥877 ≈ US$5.76, the US US$25.12.
01 · Verdict
77.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥877incl. tax · Japan chain drugstore list price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$5.76JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$25.12tax basis not stated · IBSPOT US offer; ships from Japan; $12.99 shipping; import duties and taxes included; sales tax not stated. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$19.3677.1% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain drugstore list price incl. tax | ¥877 | Matsumoto Kiyoshi / Cocokara Fine Online Store ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USIBSPOT US offer; ships from Japan; $12.99 shipping; import duties and taxes included; sales tax not stated. | US$25.12 | IBSPOT ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$5.76 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$19.36 | 77.1%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 ¥877, Taiwan NT$289; 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$5.84, still below the US by US$19.28.
- Break-even rate 0.0286 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
- Matsumoto Kiyoshi / Cocokara Fine Online Store ↗Japan chain drugstore list price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- IBSPOT ↗IBSPOT US offer; ships from Japan; $12.99 shipping; import duties and taxes included; sales tax 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 listing: Softymo White Cold Cream, 300g, KOSE Cosmeport (Matsukiyo Cocokara Online listed price (tax included); Matsumoto Kiyoshi)/Taiwan product page: 300gThe Japan listing is Softymo's White Cold Cream N, 300g, JAN 4971710314199, ¥797 (a Japan chain-drugstore list price). Searching momo with the same JAN directly hit "KOSE SOFTYMO Brightening Cleansing Massage Cream 300g," with the brand, volume, and cold-cream (cleansing massage cream) item matching, determined as exact_model, the same product. (Retailer: momo)
- 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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