TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US5.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Ricoh GR IV Standard Edition Digital Camera cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$93.26 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$93.26 (5.8%): Japan ¥229,523 ≈ US$1,506.69, the US US$1,599.95.
01 · Verdict
5.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥229,523tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1,506.69JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1,599.95excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$93.265.8% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japankakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page | ¥229,523 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$1,599.95 | Ricoh Imaging US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1,506.69 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$93.26 | 5.8%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 ¥229,523, Taiwan NT$45,900; 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$1,529.29, still below the US by US$70.66.
- Break-even rate 0.0070 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
- kakaku.com ↗kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Ricoh Imaging US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: RICOH GR IV; Taiwan product page: GR IV standard version (GR4, official import)A momo search for "理光 GR4" matched the authorized-import product page 「GRIV 標準版(GR4_公司貨)」, matching the Japan listing "RICOH GR IV" standard edition. JP price ¥229,523 converts to about NT$47,818; the Taiwan price is NT$45,900, a ratio of about 0.96 — a reasonable cross-region price gap (Taiwan slightly below the converted price). (Storefront: momo Shopping (RICOH authorized-import dealer store)) Parallel-import and Monochrome/HDF editions are also available, but this row uses the authorized-import standard edition as the most direct match. US price 2026-09-19: us.ricoh-imaging.com GR IV product page HTTP 200, page shows USD $1599.95, matches the standard-edition GR IV.
- 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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