ATM at NRT?
Jan 8, 2008 | 1:33 am
#31
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: TYO
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Besides 7-11, Citibank and the post office ATM's, some of the Japanese bank ATM's in touristy areas (eg. Shinsei bank in/around Roppongi Hills) accept foreign ATM's, usually with better hours than the post office.
Jan 8, 2008 | 11:45 am
#32
Join Date: Dec 2002
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You will need cash in Japan. Lots of places I go to (e.g. 100-yen stores e.g. Daiso, low-end restaurants, fast food, convenience "combini" stores e.g. am/pm, familymart, Suica/Passmo recharge machines, train ticket vending machines etc) don't take credit cards.
Jan 8, 2008 | 7:01 pm
#33
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: TYO / WAS / NYC
Programs: American Express got a hit man lookin' for me
Posts: 5,274
Well, you can live on credit cards in Japan so long as you don't mingle with normal people (i.e. eat at nice restaurants, shop at nice stores). You *can* recharge a Suica with a credit card but it can sometimes be difficult to find a ticket machine that takes credit cards. Most JR stations have such machines, I think, but the subway is basically cash-only.
The other thing that might trip you up is taxis. I have always had trouble getting foreign cards to work with taxis. (Then again, I have trouble getting cards to work with taxis in the US as well...)
The other thing that might trip you up is taxis. I have always had trouble getting foreign cards to work with taxis. (Then again, I have trouble getting cards to work with taxis in the US as well...)