Originally Posted by
Timfid
Maybe it's different now, but a few years ago when I traveled in Japan I found surprisingly few places took credit cards. I think my hotels in Kyoto and Tokyo were the only places I could use them.
nope, it's still pretty much the same. It's probably the only place I've been where I bought a plane ticket in cash! Prompted a letter from my Visa (US BAnk issued) asking whether I was dissatisfied with their product.