My wife and I are planning to go on a holiday to Japan, we are in the process of planning the holiday. And I hope to share my holiday plan with everyone so that the next time somebody would like to visit Japan they can at least follow this guide for a rough plan.
First of all, I think the most important thing to find out its the Japan currency and a good search of google have some information ready for me.
The unit of Japanese currency is yen. Coins are available in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 yen and bank notes in denominations of 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 yen.
ATMs
Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) are commonly available in large urban areas throughout Japan. However, many do not accept foreign credit cards or cash cards and their service hours are very often restricted. Many ATMs operate only during banking hours (9:00-3pm) although some remain open until 18:00-20:00 on weekdays. Often, weekend services are restricted to Saturday mornings.
For ATMs that accept credit cards, it is advised to contact each credit company beforehand and check the location of each ATM and its availability as these conditions vary from machine to machine.
Foreign credit, debit and cash cards can be used at over 26,000 Post Office ATMs in locations throughout Japan. Post offices where this service is available display stickers indicating which cards are accepted. Cards from the Cirrus, Plus, Maestro and Visa Electron networks can be used. Accepted credit cards include Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Diners Club.
In addition to Japan Post offices, foreign ATM cards and credit cards are also accepted at any Citibank and some Shinsei Banks. Citbank can be found in larger Japanese cities, with most ATMs open 24hours and selected branches with consultations available in English till 7pm.
Exchange Rates Guide
Today's Yen Rates!
2007-05-01
1EUR=162.82JPY
1KRW=0.13JP
1HKD=15.30JPY
1CNY=15.53JPY
1USD=119.68JPY
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