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Originally Posted by Nao
I also recommend either exchanging currencies in some amount before you disembark from home, or have some USD or the like to exchange at the counter after you land. You will need cash as soon as you get there, likely even before you get somewhere that you can withdraw it. Manage your money carefully.
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That raises another issue. The exchange rates at bank money change facilities in Japan are ruinous. The last time I arrived at Narita I had a small amount of foreign cash on me and went to the currency exchange counter -- but when I saw the TEN PERCENT MARGIN they were charging I took back my foreign dough and told the manager to shove it up his a$$.
Bring an ATM card, anything with Cirrus or Plus will do, or change USD into JPY before you get to Japan.