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Apple Watch Series 12 price in Japan
Apple Store prices in Japan for every Apple Watch Series 12 configuration, with tax, converted to pounds.
From · 42mm · Aluminum · GPS
US$454 · Includes 10% consumption tax
Every Apple Watch Series 12 configuration in Japan
Colour doesn't change the price: Black, Dark Bronze, Light Gold, Space Gray, Natural, Radiant Gold, Night Blue and Pearl White cost the same.
Price in Japan
42mm · Aluminum · GPS, in yen¥71,800 since we first checked it on 24 Sept 2026. The price hasn't changed.
Questions
Is the Apple Watch Series 12 cheaper in Japan than in the UK?
Yes. The 42mm, Aluminum, GPS configuration costs ¥71,800, about £342, in Japan. In the UK it costs £369, so it's £27 (7% of the price in the UK) less in Japan.
Does the price include tax?
Yes. Apple's prices in Japan include 10% consumption tax.
Where is the Apple Watch Series 12 cheapest?
Hong Kong, at about £307 for the 42mm, Aluminum, GPS configuration. Japan is 14th cheapest of 40.
Can visitors get the tax back in Japan?
Yes. Spend at least ¥5,000 and you can claim about 9.1% back after fees: about ¥6,527 on the 42mm, Aluminum, GPS configuration. We haven't confirmed that Apple Stores take part.
Has the price changed?
No. It has been ¥71,800 since we first checked it on 24 Sept 2026.
How Japan compares
In pounds, with tax
40 countries. Differences are against the price in Japan; percentages are of that price. Prices for the US include our average sales tax.
Tax
Apple's prices in Japan include 10% consumption tax.
Tax refund for visitors
- Scheme
- Consumption Tax Exemption for Visitors
- Minimum spend
- ¥5,000
- Refund
- About 9.1% after fees
- On the cheapest configuration
- About ¥6,527 back
Taken off when you pay: show your passport. Estimate: the rate after fees depends on the shop. We haven't confirmed that Apple Stores take part.
Apple Watch Series 12 in other countries
Nearest in price
12China£33813Australia£341
Also in Asia
Apple Watch Series 12 in all 40 countries
Other Apple products in Japan
Apple Watch Hermes Series 12from ¥233,800Apple Watch SE 3from ¥41,800Apple Watch Ultra 4from ¥142,800AirPods 5from ¥23,800AirTagfrom ¥5,480Sources and method
Prices collected from Apple's public website for Japan, checked 15 Oct 2026, with tax as Apple shows it. Converted at European Central Bank reference rates from 15 Oct 2026. Not affiliated with Apple. For guidance only, not tax or financial advice.
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