jib71

Thanks for reporting that - I'm stunned that the bank wouldn't "change yen for yen." Banks have been happy enough to give me fresh notes for torn ones in the past...

But anyway, I'm glad it worked out OK for you in the end and it's nice to know that good-old 7-11 will happily accept those notes.

But despite hearing your good experience, I am going to stick with my instincts. If a someone tries to pass me a Shotoku Taishi 10,000yen note, I will probably refuse it.

Now.... I wonder if the stores would be as comfortable taking the old 1-yen notes that are shown on the same PDF from the Bank Of Japan.... I'll bet you that they're worth more than 1-yen to the right person.