TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US65.3% cheaper in Japan
Is Pore Plug Dissolving Face Wash cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$15.01 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$15.01 (65.3%): Japan ¥1,215 ≈ US$7.98, the US US$22.99.
01 · Verdict
65.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,215tax basis not stated · LIPS product page reference price (per the editorial team’s own check) · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$7.98JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$22.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$15.0165.3% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLIPS product page reference price (per the editorial team’s own check) | ¥1,215 | LIPS product data ↗ | tax basis not statedStock not stated |
| USCurrent US retailer price; may vary by delivery area | US$22.99 | Weee ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$7.98 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$15.01 | 65.3%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
To use your own FX, fees and shipping, open the Price calculator.
Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥1,215, Taiwan NT$495; 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$8.10, still below the US by US$14.89.
- Break-even rate 0.0189 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
- LIPS product data ↗LIPS product page reference price (per the editorial team’s own check) · tax basis not stated · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Weee ↗Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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: Ouchi de Esthe Deep Clay Face Wash/Taiwan product page: 180g (page promo price range NT$495-2,790 including multi-piece bundle deals; selecting "1 piece" in the browser gives a price of NT$495, list price NT$930; this row uses 1 piece = NT$495)The product page description reads "self-dissolving sebum plugs," "180g," "clay-mask texture, no lathering needed," matching the ingredients/selling points of the Japanese original name "Ouchi de Esthe Deep Clay Wash" (a new Kao product launched in Japan in March-April 2026, 180g, featuring sebum-plug-dissolving clay-mask technology); Taiwan uses the distributor's translated product name. Clicking the "1 unit" spec via JS and reading .goods-detail-price showed 495 NT dollars. Root re-verification: opened the momo product page in a browser and actually selected the spec "1 unit"; the price changed to a promotional price of NT$495 / market price NT$930; the product information states "Sebum-Dissolving Deep Cleansing Wash," clay-mask texture, 180g, corresponding to the Japan listing's "Ouchi de Esthe Deep Clay Wash."
- 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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