TravPriceReviews & tests#2
kakaku.com
Over-Ear Headphone Popularity Ranking
- Source rank
- Rank 2
- Period
- 2026/09/02–2026/09/08 (page updated 2026/09/09)
- Checked on
- 2026-09-11
Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Bluetooth Noise-Canceling…
WH-1000XM5 over-ear Active Noise Cancellation headphones, main unit
Featured on 2 listskakaku.comSame-item price gap
Japan is 18.8% cheaper
Save about US$56.51Japan tax-free estimate vs. the US list price
Japan Tax-free estimateUS$243.48
Kakaku.com product page
¥37,091 · pre-tax
Incl. tax ¥40,800 ≈ US$267.83
2026-09-15 · In stock when checkedJapan store ↗Without a tax refund:Japan is 10.7% cheaper, save about US$32.16
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1 JPY = 0.006564 USD · reference rate 2026-09-10
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Reference rate filled in · 1 JPY = 0.00656443 USDBank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time).This is a stored board rate, not updated live; use the bank or card statement rate for what actually posts. See the rate source ↗
Estimated cost US$ 271.85See details ↓
01 / Price & payment
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02 / Tax-free & refund
03 / Same-item comparison
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Filled from Sony US official store · excl. tax · checked 2026-09-18.Add local tax before treating this as a comparison.
Spec and price sources Model, match basis, check date
- Original name
- Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Bluetooth Noise-Canceling Headphones
- Model
- WH-1000XM5 (Japan verification product no. WH-1000XM5BM, black)
- Spec
- WH-1000XM5 over-ear Active Noise Cancellation headphones, main unit (not XM4, not XM6)
- Same-item basis
- Japan is Bic Camera.com's product page 'SONY Bluetooth Headphones Black WH-1000XM5BM,' ¥44,019 incl. tax (the page is marked 'price reduced,' and delivery by 9/13 was available on the check date); the same item is listed on kakaku.com's chain retailers at ¥50,490 (Joshin / Yamada / Kojima / K's / Edion / Sofmap) and ¥56,100 (Yodobashi); the comparison site's 'lowest price' of ¥30,034 comes from an online-only store with no physical location and is not used, per site policy. Taiwan is PChome 24h's 'SONY WH-1000XM5 Wireless Bluetooth Noise-Canceling Headphones, Authorized Distributor Stock, 4 colors,' DYAQ9D-A900G7IOX, listed at NT$7,388 (all four colors priced the same). Re-checked 2026-09-15: Bic Camera.com's own product page had dropped from ¥44,019 to ¥42,918, and on the same day the lowest chain listing on kakaku.com was Yamada Web.com / Nojima at ¥40,800 (in stock); per the 'take the lowest chain price on that page' rule, the entry was updated to the latter. US price, checked 2026-09-18: the US official site has the WH-1000XM5/B black currently on promotion at US$299.99 (the page also lists the original price as US$399.99).
| Source | List price | Quote note | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakaku.com product page ↗ | ¥40,800 | Japan chain retailer list price (kakaku.com price comparison; Yamada Web.com / Nojima ¥40,800, in stock; Kojima / K's Denki / Bic Camera / Sofmap ¥42,918) · incl. tax In stock when checked | 2026-09-15 |
| Sony US official store ↗ | US$299.99 | Official promotional price; the original price was not recorded in this check · excl. tax List price published | 2026-09-18 |
Japan ¥40,800 (Yamada Web.com / Nojima chain list price), Taiwan NT$7,388 — both are list-price snapshots as of the check date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included. The XM5 is already the previous-generation flagship, and both markets are pricing it as clearance stock; Taiwan's price is still cheaper than Japan's chain price.
Japanincl. tax、the USexcl. tax. Prices are a dated snapshot; stock and checkout prices are the retailer’s. The gap percent uses the the US list price as the denominator.
Tax-free estimate: Japan price incl. tax ÷ 1.1, rounded to the yen.Traveler tax-free eligibility required; the amount refunded follows the retailer.
FX: Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · 2026-09-10 23:22:00+08:00 · FX source ↗
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Reviews & tests#2
- Source rank
- Rank 2
- Period
- 2026/09/03–2026/09/09 (page updated 2026/09/10)
- Checked on
- 2026-09-11
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