In Japan, contact lenses are medical devices and cannot be obtained without a doctor’s prescription. However, overseas, that’s not the case, and ordinary people can easily get them.
Taking advantage of this system,
the following company buys contact lenses overseas and sells them through a personal import system.
http://www.lensmode.com/index_pc.html
I’ve been using them for over a year now.
Initially, I was hesitant to buy from overseas, but after confirming that the products always arrive reliably, I’ve been buying without hesitation. Credit card is probably the easiest. Indeed. At first, I was uneasy about using a credit card, but this company is trustworthy.
For example, if you buy Focus Dailies in Japan, it’s usually around 1980 yen per box + consultation fee.
If you buy from this site, it’s only 1680 yen per box, including shipping.
It’s cheap even considering the shipping fee. There are other similar companies, but this one is the cheapest.
If you decide to purchase from this site, I recommend getting a prescription from a Japanese contact lens store once and then buying the same product. If the power or lens shape doesn’t match, you’ll regret it….
Ideally, you’d buy one month’s worth of contact lenses sold on this site in Japan first, and then buy several months’ worth of the exact same product from this site in bulk. That would be the ideal scenario, I think.
I really, really recommend this. Seriously.
Your prescription strength doesn’t change that often, after all.
However, I do recommend regular check-ups at an ophthalmologist, just to be safe.