Dehumidifiers for indoor laundry in Japan: 5 picks from ¥27,393

Five dehumidifiers in Japan for indoor washing, from 5.6 to 24.5 litres a day
Desiccant, compressor and hybrid types, each with a stated cold-room method
Panasonic uses no heater, Sharp is a 32 cm desiccant, Mitsubishi Electric is 34 dB

The five

Best for	Where to get it	Score	Street price, incl. tax
18 litres a day for under ¥45,000, with a winter mode that adds a heater below 10°C — if you can’t decide	Corona dehumidifier and clothes dryer, H series 18-litre (BD-H1826) See price	78/100	¥42,900 (street price)
Balances desiccant and compressor automatically, up to 16 litres a day	Iris Ohyama hybrid dehumidifier and clothes dryer (IJH-L160) See price	76/100	¥49,800 (street price)
No heater, about ¥13 a winter load, and 225 W rated for dehumidifying	Panasonic eco-hybrid dehumidifier and clothes dryer (F-YEX120B) See price	68/100	¥69,000 (street price)
24.5 litres a day from an inverter, 34 dB on low, usable from 1°C	Mitsubishi Electric Sarari Pro inverter dehumidifier and clothes dryer (MJ-PV250ZX) See price	68/100	¥82,500 (street price)
A desiccant model about 32 cm tall, only about ten minutes slower in winter	Sharp Plasmacluster desiccant dehumidifier and clothes dryer (CV-U60) See price	61/100	¥27,393 (street price)

These are sold on Rakuten Ichiba, which generally ships within Japan only, and they run on Japanese mains power (100V, 50/60Hz). They suit a home in Japan rather than a suitcase.

18 litres a day for under ¥45,000, with a winter mode that adds a heater below 10°C

Corona dehumidifier and clothes dryer, H series 18-litre (BD-H1826)

Compressor plus heater; laundry has a standard mode with the heater and an eco mode without it
310 W dehumidifying (about ¥9.6 an hour) is below the 390 W of Mitsubishi Electric’s MJ-P180ZX
The filter needs no replacement for ten years

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Why it made the five

Winter mode: below a room temperature of 10°C it adds the heater and keeps dehumidifying
Rated 18 litres a day (60 Hz), drying 2 kg of washing in about 62 minutes (room at 20°C)
Four laundry modes — eco, night, standard and heavy items — and a 4.5-litre tank
Right for: A family drying its washing indoors through the winter, wanting a balance of price and capacity.
Not for: A bedroom where it must be as quiet as possible — even the low dehumidifying setting is 39 dB.
Worth knowing: Laundry drying with the heater draws 610 W (about ¥18.9 an hour). It runs about six hours before the tank is full (60 Hz), so drying overnight means emptying it partway. It can be used from a room temperature of about 5°C.

Score breakdown — 78/100

Criterion	Stars	Why
Quality	★★★★★	A rated 18 litres a day (60 Hz; 16 at 50 Hz; room at 27°C, 60% humidity) earns five stars. Usable from about 5°C to 40°C, so no extra point. Rated for a 35-mat prefab room (60 Hz); 2 kg of laundry dries in about 62 minutes (room at 20°C)
Value for money	★★★★☆	¥42,900 on Rakuten earns four. Dehumidifying at 310 W × 240 hours = 74.4 kWh × ¥31, about ¥2,306 a month, so nothing comes off. Laundry drying with the heater is 610 W, about ¥18.9 an hour
Easy to live with	★★★★☆	The quietest mode is low dehumidifying at 39 dB, so no point there; the 4.5-litre tank adds one. Dehumidifying in auto, high, low and winter modes, laundry in eco, night, standard and heavy-items modes, and an off-timer of 1–9 hours
Trust	★★★☆☆	18 reviews averaging 4.72 across 36 Rakuten listings found by model number (2026-10-26) — 10 or more earns three
Only here	★★★☆☆	The winter mode that adds the heater below 10°C is shared across Corona’s H series, and nothing about this model is unique among the nine, so no extra point

Balances desiccant and compressor automatically, up to 16 litres a day

Iris Ohyama hybrid dehumidifier and clothes dryer (IJH-L160)

Hybrid: a desiccant side that uses heater heat, and a compressor side that is strongest in summer
The maker says the automatic ratio helps it hold dehumidifying power in winter
Laundry modes: standard, fast and low-noise

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Why it made the five

Leans on desiccant in winter and compressor in summer, adjusting the ratio automatically
Up to 16 litres a day when drying laundry on the fast setting (60 Hz)
38 dB in low-noise mode, and a 4.5-litre tank that also drains continuously through an ordinary hose
Right for: Wanting one machine for the whole year, or a hybrid for ¥50,000 or less.
Not for: Choosing by comparing noise in detail — the only published figure is 38 dB in low-noise mode.
Worth knowing: Maximum consumption is 700 W (60 Hz), so electricity rises in the cold months when it relies more on the desiccant side. It weighs about 19 kg. Its Rakuten review average of 3.89 is low among the nine. The specification on the official Rakuten store does not list a usable temperature range.

Score breakdown — 76/100

Criterion	Stars	Why
Quality	★★★★☆	A rated 13 litres a day (60 Hz, dehumidifying turbo; 11 at 50 Hz) earns four stars. The maximum when drying laundry on fast is 16 litres a day. No usable temperature range is listed, so no extra point. Rated for a 25-mat prefab room (60 Hz)
Value for money	★★★☆☆	¥49,800 on Rakuten earns three. Rated consumption of 300 W × 240 hours = 72 kWh × ¥31, about ¥2,232 a month, so nothing comes off. Maximum consumption is 700 W
Easy to live with	★★★★☆	The only published noise figure is 38 dB in low-noise laundry mode, so no point there; the 4.5-litre tank adds one. Continuous drainage through an ordinary hose, and an off-timer of 2, 4 or 6 hours
Trust	★★★★☆	81 reviews averaging 3.89 across 43 Rakuten listings found by model number (2026-10-26) — 50 or more earns four
Only here	★★★★☆	One of only two of the nine — with Sharp’s CV-UH160 — that change the ratio of desiccant to compressor automatically with temperature and humidity, and the only one of them under ¥50,000 (one point)

No heater, about ¥13 a winter load, and 225 W rated for dehumidifying

Panasonic eco-hybrid dehumidifier and clothes dryer (F-YEX120B)

Eco-hybrid system; the maker says airflow adjusts to the season for year-round dehumidifying
Laundry drying and dehumidifying both draw 225 W (60 Hz, about ¥7.0 an hour)
Uses less power than the earlier heater model F-YHVX120 (1,100 Wh, 97 minutes), but takes longer

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Why it made the five

Dries with two internal dehumidifying mechanisms instead of a heater
One winter laundry load (room at 10°C): 423 Wh, about 135 minutes
A wide airflow of about 165 cm, with twin louvres
Right for: Keeping the electricity bill down on a daily indoor wash.
Not for: Keeping the purchase price down, or wanting washing dry quickly in winter (about 135 minutes).
Worth knowing: With no heater, it takes longer in winter: 90 minutes at a room temperature of 20°C, 135 at 10°C. Its published noise figure is measured 50 cm above the air outlet, not 1 m in front as other makers measure. The tank is about 3.2 litres.

Score breakdown — 68/100

Criterion	Stars	Why
Quality	★★★★☆	A rated 12.5 litres a day (60 Hz; 10.5 at 50 Hz) earns four stars. No usable temperature range is listed, so no extra point. Rated for a 24-mat prefab room (60 Hz). 2 kg dries in 90 minutes at 20°C and 135 at 10°C (winter)
Value for money	★★☆☆☆	¥69,000 on Rakuten earns two. High dehumidifying at 225 W × 240 hours = 54 kWh × ¥31, about ¥1,674 a month, so nothing comes off. One winter laundry load is 423 Wh × ¥31, about ¥13.1
Easy to live with	★★★☆☆	The quietest setting is low dehumidifying at 37 dB (measured 50 cm above the air outlet), so no point; the 3.2-litre tank adds nothing. Continuous drainage is supported
Trust	★★★★☆	82 reviews averaging 4.35 across 42 Rakuten listings found by model number (2026-10-26) — 50 or more earns four
Only here	★★★★☆	The only one of the nine to publish a winter drying time without using a heater, and its 423 Wh for one winter load is the lowest of the three models that publish a winter figure (one point)

24.5 litres a day from an inverter, 34 dB on low, usable from 1°C

Mitsubishi Electric Sarari Pro inverter dehumidifier and clothes dryer (MJ-PV250ZX)

An inverter varies the compressor’s speed
Winter mode and automatic defrosting when frost forms on the heat exchanger
Power drops to 125 W on low dehumidifying; handles up to 8 kg of washing

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Why it made the five

Rated 24.5 litres a day, drying 2 kg of washing in about 86 minutes
34 dB on low dehumidifying, and 36 dB in the night laundry mode
Usable from 1°C in winter mode, and a 5.5-litre tank that needs emptying less often
Right for: A family drying large loads indoors through the winter, or wanting both quiet and capacity.
Not for: Keeping the purchase price and the cost of the high setting down.
Worth knowing: High and laundry drying draw 415 W (about ¥12.9 an hour). Winter mode is louder, at 49 dB. The machine weighs 17.9 kg. It was released recently and has no Rakuten reviews yet.

Score breakdown — 68/100

Criterion	Stars	Why
Quality	★★★★★	A rated 24.5 litres a day (room at 27°C, 60% humidity) earns five stars, the maximum. Usable from 1°C to 40°C. Rated for a 47-mat prefab room; 2 kg of laundry dries in about 86 minutes
Value for money	★☆☆☆☆	¥82,500 on Rakuten earns two, and high dehumidifying at 415 W × 240 hours = 99.6 kWh × ¥31, about ¥3,088 a month, takes one off. On low it is 125 W × 240 hours = 30 kWh × ¥31, about ¥930 a month
Easy to live with	★★★★★	34 dB on low dehumidifying (36 dB in night laundry mode) adds one, and the 5.5-litre tank one. Humidity setting 40–70%, on- and off-timers of 1–9 hours, a 12-hour shut-off if left on, and continuous drainage
Trust	★☆☆☆☆	A new model added in May 2026, with no reviews yet across 18 Rakuten listings found by model number (as of 2026-10-26)
Only here	★★★★☆	The largest capacity of the nine at 24.5 litres a day and the lowest noise at 34 dB. Winter mode and defrosting are shared by both Mitsubishi Electric models (one point)

A desiccant model about 32 cm tall, only about ten minutes slower in winter

Sharp Plasmacluster desiccant dehumidifier and clothes dryer (CV-U60)

Desiccant (zeolite) with a heater; the maker says output holds up in the cold
At 6.7 kg, easy to slip under a rack or carry to the washroom

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Why it made the five

A desiccant model with a heater, whose output holds up in the cold
2 kg dries in about 99 minutes at 20°C, and about 109 at 10°C (winter)
About 32 cm tall and 6.7 kg, easy to place under a rack or in the washroom
Right for: Drying a small household’s washing in an unheated cold room or a washroom.
Not for: Keeping electricity down, or dehumidifying a large room in one go.
Worth knowing: The heater makes consumption high, at 570 W (60 Hz) — about ¥4,241 at eight hours a day for 30 days. The tank holds about 1.5 litres and cannot drain continuously, so it needs emptying often. Its rated capacity is measured at 20°C, unlike compressor models measured at 27°C. It blows warm air and raises the room temperature while running.

Score breakdown — 61/100

Criterion	Stars	Why
Quality	★★★☆☆	A rated 5.6 litres a day (60 Hz, room at 20°C, 60% humidity; 5.4 at 50 Hz) earns two stars, and usability from 1°C to 38°C adds one. 2 kg of laundry dries in about 99 minutes at 20°C and about 109 at 10°C (winter)
Value for money	★★★☆☆	¥27,393 on Rakuten earns five, but dehumidifying at 570 W (60 Hz) × 240 hours = 136.8 kWh × ¥31, about ¥4,241 a month, takes two off. One winter laundry load is about ¥32 (maker’s figure)
Easy to live with	★★☆☆☆	38 dB in auto dehumidifying and quiet laundry mode, so no point; the tank of about 1.5 litres takes one off. No continuous drainage or castors, and an off-timer of 2, 4 or 6 hours
Trust	★★☆☆☆	2 reviews averaging 4.5 across 22 Rakuten listings found by model number (2026-10-26) — 1–9 earns two
Only here	★★★★★	The only dedicated desiccant model of the nine. Going from 20°C to 10°C adds only about ten minutes to its drying time (99 to 109 minutes), the smallest increase of the three models that publish a winter figure, and at about 32 cm tall it fits under a rack (two points)

Know before you buy

Three technologies, three trade-offs. A compressor model is strongest in the warm rainy season and summer. A desiccant model uses a heater, so its output holds up in a cold room — at a cost in watts. A hybrid switches between the two to suit the room temperature.
A compressor model can still cope with winter: Mitsubishi Electric adds a winter mode and automatic defrosting, and Corona’s winter mode brings in a heater once the room falls below 10°C.
Rated capacities are not measured alike. Desiccant models are rated at a room temperature of 20°C, compressor and hybrid models at 27°C, so the litres per day cannot be lined up directly.
Only four of the models that met our conditions publish a winter drying time for 2 kg of washing at 10°C: Sharp’s CV-UH160 about 70 minutes, Panasonic’s F-YEX200D about 99 on its fastest setting, Sharp’s CV-U60 about 109, and Panasonic’s F-YEX120B about 135.
Running costs differ by a factor of two and a half: about ¥1,674 a month for the Panasonic F-YEX120B at 225 W, against about ¥4,241 for the desiccant Sharp CV-U60 at 570 W, both at eight hours a day for 30 days.
A dehumidifier warms the room rather than cooling it. Sharp and Corona say so on their own sites, and the warm air is strongest from a desiccant model or a heater-assisted laundry mode.

How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring

How we chose

Candidates: 33
Met every condition below: 14
Kept: five, each the best at something different

Conditions (all of them, not most of them)

A current model with a laundry-drying mode, listed on the maker’s official line-up in October 2026
The maker states in writing how it handles a cold room: a desiccant system, heater assistance or a winter mode, or a published drying time at a room temperature of 10°C (winter)
A published noise figure, with the quietest dehumidifying or laundry mode at 40 dB or less
A rated capacity of at least 5 litres a day (60 Hz)
Buyable new on Rakuten Ichiba, with an in-stock listing found by model number on 2026-10-26

Scoring

Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.

Quality25 pts
- Set by the rated capacity at 60 Hz: under 6 litres a day two stars, 6 to under 10 three, 10 to under 15 four, 15 or more five. Add one if the maker states the machine can be used from 1°C or lower (to a maximum of five). Desiccant models are rated at a room temperature of 20°C and compressor and hybrid models at 27°C; the text notes where the conditions differ.
Value for money20 pts
- The cheapest price on Rakuten Ichiba: under ¥30,000 five stars, ¥30,000 to under ¥45,000 four, ¥45,000 to under ¥60,000 three, ¥60,000 or more two. Drop one star if dehumidifying (high or rated setting, 60 Hz) for eight hours a day for 30 days costs more than ¥2,500 a month, and two if more than ¥3,500 (minimum one star).
Easy to live with20 pts
- Starts at three stars. Add one if the quietest dehumidifying or laundry mode is 36 dB or less, and one for a tank of 4.5 litres or more; subtract one for a tank under 2 litres (maximum five).
Trust15 pts
- The total number of reviews across the listings found by searching the model number on Rakuten Ichiba: 100 or more with an average of 4.3 or higher five stars, 50 or more four, 10 or more three, 1 to 9 two, none yet one.
Only here20 pts
- Starts at three stars. Add one or two where a figure or feature belongs to this model alone among the nine we compared, and where it bears directly on drying laundry indoors in winter, condensation or the electricity bill.

What we dropped

Candidate	Verdict	Why
Corona dehumidifier and clothes dryer, H series 10-litre (BD-H1026)	Runner-up (77/100)	77 points, above four of the five, but it is the 10-litre version of the same Corona H series as the BD-H1826, with the same winter mode, and its low running cost at 230 W is matched by the Panasonic F-YEX120B at 225 W.
Sharp Plasmacluster all-season hybrid dehumidifier and clothes dryer (CV-UH160)	Runner-up (72/100)	72 points and the shortest published winter drying time, but at ¥70,950 with no Rakuten reviews yet, and the automatic desiccant-and-compressor role is shared with the Iris Ohyama IJH-L160 at ¥49,800.
Corona dehumidifier and clothes dryer, WH series 12-litre (CD-WH1226)	Runner-up (70/100)	70 points and the only washable heat exchanger of the nine, but dehumidifying costs about ¥2,567 a month at 345 W, it has only three Rakuten reviews, and Corona’s heater-assisted role is already filled by the BD-H1826.
Mitsubishi Electric Sarari Pro dehumidifier and clothes dryer (MJ-P180ZX)	Runner-up (67/100)	67 points. Winter mode, defrosting and use from 1°C are shared with the MJ-PV250ZX, and in the same 18-litre class the Corona BD-H1826 dries 2 kg in about 62 minutes against its 114, for less money.
Panasonic F-YEX90D	Runner-up	The same eco-hybrid system as the F-YEX120B, at 8.5 litres a day and 185 W, but its winter drying time of about 177 minutes is longer than the F-YEX120B’s 135, and it duplicates it in character.
Panasonic F-YEX200D	Runner-up	20 litres a day and fast in winter, about 99 minutes on its fastest setting, but ¥110,898 at the cheapest on Rakuten with one review. A large machine for a big household.
Mitsubishi Electric MJ-PHDV24ZX	Runner-up	Dehumidifier, air purifier and deodoriser in one, 32 dB on low and usable from 1°C, but ¥99,400 at the cheapest on Rakuten, and as a dehumidifier it overlaps the MJ-PV250ZX.
Corona CD-H1026	Runner-up	The same 10 litres a day, winter mode and 36 dB on low as the BD-H1026, in a model number for electronics chains. Its five-step humidity setting makes it dearer, at ¥41,198 at the cheapest on Rakuten.
Corona CDSC-H8026X	Runner-up	A heater-assisted 8-litre-a-day model whose circulator can be detached and used separately, at 38 dB continuous. ¥39,804 at the cheapest on Rakuten with four reviews, and its role overlaps the BD-H1026.
Corona CD-WH1826	Outside the theme	A heater-assisted 18-litre-a-day model, but its published noise is 44 dB continuous and 50 dB on standard laundry, above 40 dB (condition 3).
Mitsubishi Electric MJ-M120ZX	Outside the theme	Usable only from 7°C, with no winter mode or other stated measure for a cold room (condition 2).
Sharp CV-U190 / CV-U71 / CM-U100	Outside the theme	Compressor models usable from 4°C, with no drying time at 10°C and no winter operation stated (condition 2).
Iris Ohyama desiccant models (IJD-I50, IJDC-N50, IJDC-P60, IJDC-K80)	Outside the theme	A system that dehumidifies even in the cold, but the specification on the official Rakuten store gives no noise figure (condition 3).
Iris Ohyama IJD-P20 / KIJD-N20	Outside the theme	Low noise at about 39 dB, but small units whose rated capacity falls short of 5 litres a day (condition 4).
Iris Ohyama compressor models (IJC-R65 and others)	Outside the theme	Plenty of Rakuten reviews, but no stated measure for a cold room (condition 2).
Corona S and P series (CD-S6326, CD-P6326, BD-6326)	Outside the theme	No heater assistance or winter mode stated, and usable only from a room temperature of about 5°C (condition 2).

Questions visitors ask

If I can’t decide, which one?

The Corona H series 18-litre (BD-H1826). Its total across the five criteria, 78 points, is the highest.

Which is the cheapest of the five?

The Sharp Plasmacluster desiccant model (CV-U60), at a street price of about ¥27,393 (as of 2026-10-25).

How current are the prices?

They are guide figures checked on the makers’ sites and Rakuten Ichiba as of 2026-10-25. They change with promotions and stock, so check the linked page before you buy.

Which dries laundry fastest in winter?

Among the models whose makers publish a drying time for 2 kg of washing at a room temperature of 10°C (winter), the Sharp CV-UH160 is the shortest at about 70 minutes. The Panasonic F-YEX200D takes about 99 on its fastest setting, the Sharp CV-U60 about 109 and the Panasonic F-YEX120B about 135. Mitsubishi Electric, Corona and Iris Ohyama do not publish a drying time at 10°C, so they cannot be compared on the same basis.

Which is the quietest?

On published figures, the Mitsubishi Electric MJ-PV250ZX at 34 dB on low dehumidifying (measured 1 m in front). The Sharp CV-UH160 at 35 dB in quiet mode and the Corona BD-H1026 at 36 dB on low follow. Panasonic measures 50 cm above the air outlet, a different method, so its figures cannot be set side by side.

Which costs least to run?

For dehumidifying (60 Hz), the Panasonic F-YEX120B at 225 W (about ¥7.0 an hour) and the Corona BD-H1026 at 230 W (about ¥7.1 an hour) use the least — about ¥1,700 a month at eight hours a day for 30 days. The desiccant Sharp CV-U60 draws 570 W (about ¥18 an hour), about ¥4,240 on the same basis. For one winter laundry load, the F-YEX120B uses 423 Wh (about ¥13), the CV-U60 about ¥32 and the CV-UH160 about ¥25.

Compressor, desiccant or hybrid for winter?

According to the makers, a compressor model is strongest in the warm rainy season and summer, while a desiccant model uses a heater, so its output falls less in the cold — which is why the Sharp CV-U60 draws a fairly high 570 W. A hybrid switches between the two to suit the room temperature. Compressor models can still handle the cold: Mitsubishi Electric uses a winter mode and defrosting, and Corona a winter mode that adds a heater below a room temperature of 10°C.

Does a dehumidifier warm the room?

Yes. Sharp and Corona state on their own sites that a dehumidifier has no cooling function and gives off heat while running, so the temperature rises. The air it blows is especially warm from a desiccant model, or in a laundry mode that uses a heater.

Where can I buy one?

All of these are sold by stores on Rakuten Ichiba, which generally ship within Japan only, and the links above go straight to them. They run on Japanese mains power (100 V), so they suit a home in Japan rather than a suitcase.

Changes

2026-10-25　First published. Scored from 33 candidates.