Originally Posted by
cme2c
Any ideas on the best place to exchange the dollars to Yen when we get there? The booth here at HNL charges a $6.95 fee and said the exchange rate was 88 yen/$. i.e. a $6.95 fee plus another 7% fee.
I would change your US dollar bills when you arrive in Japan. They will give you 92.76 yen for one dollar according to the current exchange rate. They will give you 94.76 yen for travellers checks. There is no processing fee in Japan. I would change at a bank in the airport. Banks are closed on Saturdays and Sundays and I would recommend you change extra money before weekends. Banks usually close at 3pm.