TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US58.3% cheaper in Japan
Is Shiroi Koibito ISHIYA Hokkaido White Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, 12 pieces cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$10.48 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$10.48 (58.3%): Japan ¥1,144 ≈ US$7.51, the US US$17.99.
01 · Verdict
58.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,144incl. tax · Japan official product list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$7.51JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$17.99tax basis not stated · Listed price on Weee!’s direct product page; price and availability may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$10.4858.3% · 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 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 official product list price | ¥1,144 | ISHIYA official Japan FAQ；白い恋人 12枚入 ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USListed price on Weee!’s direct product page; price and availability may vary by delivery area | US$17.99 | Weee! US ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$7.51 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$10.48 | 58.3%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 ¥1,144, Taiwan NT$430; 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$7.62, still below the US by US$10.37.
- Break-even rate 0.0157 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
- ISHIYA official Japan FAQ；白い恋人 12枚入 ↗Japan official product list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Weee! US ↗Listed price on Weee!’s direct product page; price and availability may vary by delivery area · 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: Shiroi Koibito white chocolate sandwich cookie; 12-piece pack; ISHIYA official price 1,144 yen tax included/Taiwan product page: 12-piece packThe Japan listing is ISHIYA's Shiroi Koibito (9 pieces / white chocolate), 12-piece pack, ¥1,059 (Japan official product list price). momo's "[Shiroi Koibito] ISHIYA Shiroi Koibito, Hokkaido, White Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, 12-Piece Pack" has the brand and piece count (12 pieces) corresponding exactly, with the shipping method marked "Japan cross-border delivery." (Retailer: Shiroi Koibito (a momo Japan-cross-border-delivery store)) The product page's "Spec" field also has a "12 pieces (3 boxes)" option; the single-box (1 box) price of NT$430 was used.
- 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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