TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US59.9% cheaper in Japan
Is Sori Yanagi Stainless Steel Colander 23cm cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$37.73 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$37.73 (59.9%): Japan ¥3,850 ≈ US$25.27, the US US$63.00.
01 · Verdict
59.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,850incl. tax · Hands Net Store ranking list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$25.27JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$63.00excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$37.7359.9% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanHands Net Store ranking list price | ¥3,850 | HANDS網店（ハンズネットストア） ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$63.00 | Hitachiya USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$25.27 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$37.73 | 59.9%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 ¥3,850, Taiwan NT$1,245; 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$25.65, still below the US by US$37.35.
- Break-even rate 0.0164 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
- HANDS網店（ハンズネットストア） ↗Hands Net Store ranking list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Hitachiya 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: JAN 4905689312122; original product name: Sori Yanagi, 23cm diameter, punching strainer/Taiwan product page: 23cm diameter, stainless steel colander (strainer/draining basin)The brand (Sori Yanagi), item (Punching Strainer = a perforated drainer, called a "colander" in Taiwan), and diameter (23cm) match, made in Japan. Root re-verification: opened the momo product page in a browser and re-checked: Sori Yanagi Stainless Steel Colander 23cm, the page lists all of "limited-time discounted price 1,245 / promotional price 1,344 / market price 1,920" at once, with the actual-paid amount being 1,245. The research phase took 1,344, corrected accordingly.
- 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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