TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US64.1% cheaper in Japan
Is Kobayashi Toilet Deodorizing Petal Fragrance Gel, Anti-Scale & Odor Control [Rose Scent] 7.5g x 3 (Japan Direct Ship) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.85 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$3.85 (64.1%): Japan ¥328 ≈ US$2.15, the US US$6.00.
01 · Verdict
64.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥328tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$2.15JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$6.00incl. tax · Listed price on a US-market cross-border online store (shipping calculated at checkout) · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$3.8564.1% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、the USincl. 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) | ¥328 | Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USListed price on a US-market cross-border online store (shipping calculated at checkout) | US$6.00 | MiauMall (ships from Japan) ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$2.15 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$3.85 | 64.1%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?
U.S. US$6.00 (MiauMall, ships from Japan; tax included on the page, shipping calculated at checkout), Japan ¥328, and Taiwan NT$122 are listed prices captured on the check date; separately charged shipping and card fees are excluded.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$2.19, still below the US by US$3.81.
- Break-even rate 0.0183 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
- Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- MiauMall (ships from Japan) ↗Listed price on a US-market cross-border online store (shipping calculated at checkout) · incl. tax · 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: 7.5g×3 bottles/set; JAN 4987072038697; source category: detergent; Taiwan product page: 7.5g×3-piece set, petal-shaped toilet deodorizing gel; the momo page lists only one spec option, "Stress-Relief Fragrance"The brand (Kobayashi Pharmaceutical), shape (petal-shaped / fragrance gel), and weight/piece count (7.5g x 3) all match the Japan listing. However, this momo parallel-import store only offers one spec, "Stress-Relief Fragrance," and the page does not state whether it is a rose scent, so it could not be confirmed from the page text whether the scent is [Rose] — this requires root to open the page image again to re-confirm whether the scent/color matches. Root re-verification: momo product page re-check: Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Petal-Shaped Toilet Deodorizing Gel, 7.5g x 3-Pack, NT$122; the piece count and volume match the Japan listing; the Japan listing is a rose scent, while the Taiwan page only lists one option, "Stress-Relief Fragrance," a scent difference acceptable under the relaxed rule.
- 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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