Money

Last updated on Oct. 23, 2007

You can use only Japanese Yen in Japan. Don't forget to exchange.

Credit Card

There may be difficulties using your country-issued cards to obtain cash from automatic cash dispensers in Japan, so you should consult your card-issuing company before travelling.
m_cred0m.jpgIf your card has no problem, you can use it in many shops and restaurants. Most of them have signs(logos) in front them. But don't think credit card is almighty in Japan. Shops and restaurants you cannot use credit card still exist. Don't forget coin and bill.

Exchange

You can exchange U.S.$ to Yen in almost all bank in Japan.

But sorry, I don't know how many kind of foreign mony can exchange to Yen in ordinal bank. (I will check and update soon.)

Currency Exchange Rate

Yen
(JPY)
  country
100 yen 0.87 USD U.S.A
100 yen 0.62 EUR Euro
100 yen 798.54 KRW South Korea
100 yen 28.49 TWD Taiwan
100 yen 6.80 HKD Hong Kong
100 yen 6.59 CNY China
100 yen 1.00 AUD Australia
100 yen 0.43 GBP Britain
100 yen 1.29 SGD Singapore
100 yen 1.56 BRL Brazil
Updated on Oct. 23, 2007

Bank and Post office

Most of banks and post office open from AM10:00 to PM3:00 from Mon. to Fri..