Yup, saw the prices from local shops (at Osaka market) cheaper than bottle directly from Yamazaki factory (when touring there)

let me chip in some information on what I survey / notice / bought:

1. Earphones / headphones, some are cheaper that MYand some models you can't find in MY. Like for me I got Altec Lansing - CKS-77x, that MY only have model up until CKS-55x. The price is cheap as I got the cheapest shop that offer at kakaku.com. The famous AT-M50x, the price is not as much diff from MY.

2. For camera lenses, some brands are cheaper, example Sigma that I bought (Tokiwa Camera-Osaka)far much cheaper that what offer in MY and also got Canon body and Kitlens, slightly cheaper, I know that there is warranty issue, but I do like Kissx6 (in MY is 650D, this was sometime back when I was at JP when the item launch)

3. I think some items are cheaper if you able to buy it from kakaku.com and sent to the hotel. Survey needed to be done ahead and test (like earphones / headphones can be done at Jaben). Alot of location at Japan big stores also have test unit (Big Camera, Yodabashi, Fujiya Avic-Tokyo)

Premium base camera is always expensive or same price. Although at 1 point I found Sony RX100II was RM500 cheaper (when it was launch during the point I was at JP) but too bad is all Jap. The last trip Canon M3 was just launch also, and the price is more expensive than MY price.

DSLR prices are cheaper than MY, but you dont buy DSLR everytime than compact / mirrorless.

Yes, Gundam is damn cheap is like 30% cheaper than MY price, but the boxes do take alot of space although is not heavy.

you can kakaku.com is like amazon, they will tell you what item is the cheaper from which online shop or physical shop. all this thanks to my wife and JP friend, that able to get things for me (my jap is near to zero, when reading it)

as for lenses, survey 3rd party lenses, like Sigma are cheaper you can get there (compare to Canon / Nikon), dont know why. maybe really made in japan. example, I got sigma 17-50mm f2.8 with kenko 77mm filter (japanese hoya) at RM934 after conversation of 3.15. even 2nd hand in MY cant get that price (without filter)

This post has been edited by KidsCode: Aug 2 2015, 05:56 PM

LOL, wanted to bring back Unicorn PG and sell, but then lazy to go through that as that particular box is crazy big, but not as big as Neo Zeong.

Anyway how do you bring back, as pack as another box for check in ?

Hmm, I brought more than that (2 bottles more than 1 liter) back MY, but put in checkin bag, as JP Airport dont have stocks and not selling anymore (as this mostly will be hand carry)

Wonder is this consider illegal ?