TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US49.6% cheaper in Japan
Is Fragrance Stone with Tray cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$6.40 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$6.40 (49.6%): Japan ¥990 ≈ US$6.50, the US US$12.90.
01 · Verdict
49.6% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥990incl. tax · official online store single-item list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$6.50JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$12.90excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$6.4049.6% · 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 USexcl. 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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial online store single-item list price incl. tax | ¥990 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$12.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$6.50 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$6.40 | 49.6%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?
Same-day listed prices for the same barcode item on MUJI's official online stores in both markets; Japan shipping, tax refund, and card fees are not included, and the Taiwan page does not state its tax basis.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$6.60, still below the US by US$6.30.
- Break-even rate 0.0130 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
- Verify both official pages show the same barcode 4550002868284 and spec (Japan アロマストーン 皿付・白, item no. 02868284)
- The Taiwan price is MUJI Taiwan's official online store list price; the page does not state whether tax is included.
- Being listed on the official online store does not mean it is in stock at a given physical store; check availability again before buying.
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
- MUJI Japan official online store ↗official online store single-item list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- MUJI USA ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-18
- 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: Aroma Stone with tray, white; Item No. 02868284/Taiwan: white; Taiwan page country of manufacture Japan; both official pages share barcode 4550002868284MUJI's Japan official product page's JSON-LD on 2026-09-12 showed ¥990, with the spec line 「アロマストーン 皿付・白 商品番号 02868284」. An exact-JAN search on the Taiwan side (shop.muji.tw's V2/Search?q=4550002868284) matched a product page with the same barcode; the Taiwan page's JSON-LD barcode field is likewise 4550002868284, and the spec 「白」matches the Japan page item for item. We already confirmed the Japan page is not a Taiwan-market-only listing (the product name has no "（台湾）" prefix, and the page has no "台湾内販" or "ネットストアお取り扱いなし"). US price 2026-09-18: muji.us products.json SKU/JAN 4550002868284 → "Aroma Stone" variant "White" $12.90; available=false
- 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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