Originally Posted by
abmj-jr
I got them in a package of "mixed denomination" bills when I bought cash from my bank before leaving for Japan also.
The same here from a currency exchange at LHR many years ago. I don't think foreign currency exchanges/banks realise how widely 10,000 yen notes are used in Japan. After all I hardly ever see £50 notes in the UK. I was given a mixture of 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen and 1,000 yen notes.