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Old May 12, 2014 | 11:45 am
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Originally Posted by basscadet75
In terms of ATM's, 7-11 is really the only ATM to even bother with. Maybe it depends on the bank, but with a Chase account, my wife and I have wasted entire days trying different ATM's with no luck at all. Only 7-11 works reliably. The nice thing is 7-11 has ATM's outside 7-11's too, such as at the T-CAT bus station in Tokyo. So it's not that hard to find them, and you won't ever be that far away from cash. I'd just recommend having a pocket wi-fi with you so you can always get online and find the nearest 7-11 ATM.
7-11's are ubiquitous in the larger cities. Don't forget, you can also use your ATM card at Japanese Post Office locaitons as well. Forget using your card at Japanese bank machines.
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