TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US57.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Kayanoya Assorted Dashi Stock Packets cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$19.91 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$19.91 (57.2%): Japan ¥2,268 ≈ US$14.89, the US US$34.80.
01 · Verdict
57.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,268incl. tax · Japan official product list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$14.89JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$34.80excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$19.9157.2% · 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan official product list price | ¥2,268 | 茅乃舎／久原本家 official Japan通販；茅乃舎だし 8g×30袋入 ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$34.80 | Kayanoya USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$14.89 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$19.91 | 57.2%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 ¥2,268, Taiwan NT$759; 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$15.11, still below the US by US$19.69.
- Break-even rate 0.0153 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
- 茅乃舎／久原本家 official Japan通販；茅乃舎だし 8g×30袋入 ↗Japan official product list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Kayanoya USA ↗Current US retailer price · 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: Kayanoya Dashi; 8g x30 packets; official product page states 2,268 yen tax included; the original listing showed approx. 2,200 yen, this row uses the current official price/Taiwan product page: assorted 8g x30 packetsJapan listing: Kayanoya Classic Dashi Stock Packets, 30-pack, ¥2,100 (Japan official product price). On momo, the 'Kayanoya Dashi Stock Packets' product page has a 'Type' option for 'Assorted 8g x 30 packets'; after selecting it, the promo price is NT$759 (list price NT$910), and the pack count (30) matches the Japan listing, with shipping labeled as 'cross-border shipping from Japan.' (Store: momo cross-border shipping from Japan) The single price was read after selecting the 'Assorted 8g x 30 packets' spec option on the product page, not a range of promotional prices.
- 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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