Re: [76attendees] credit card problems

Go Kawaguchi <gg55go@gmail.com> Sat, 07 November 2009 14:46 UTC

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Hi
Someone who wants to use the credit card in Japan.

7-11 is the most popular convenience store in Japan as well.
Check out Seven Bank's site.
http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/index2.html

GO


From: Rodney Van Meter <rdv@sfc.wide.ad.jp>
Date: Sat Nov 07 2009 19:42:01 GMT+0900

> FWIW, I just had a report from another attendee than none of his credit
> cards would work to buy his shinkansen ticket from Tokyo to Hiroshima.
> 
> I can't stress enough that, although the situation is improving, credit
> cards are still MUCH less common here than in most of the rest of the
> world, and even places that nominally take them, you should be prepared
> for foreign cards to fail.  (i.e., have Japanese cash on hand, and/or a
> backup plan.)
> 
>         --Rod


Subject: Re:[76attendees] ATM and GSM
From: Go Kawaguchi <gg55go@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Nov 04 2009 03:03:59 GMT+0900

> There are so many 7-11's in Japan.
>
> Try some
>
> http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/index2.html
>
>
> GO
>
> From: Peny Yang <peng.yang.chn@gmail.com>
> To: Jared Mauch <jmauch@us.ntt.net>
> Date: Wed Nov 04 2009 00:43:35 GMT+0900
>
>> +1.
>>
>> I always use ATM of Bank-7 in 7-11 convenience store, everytime I go
to Japan.
>>
>> Peny
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Jared Mauch <jmauch@us.ntt.net> wrote:
>>> On Nov 2, 2009, at 5:06 PM, Rodney Van Meter wrote:
>>>
>>>> At Narita Airport, you can change U.S. dollars for yen at booths
outside
>>>> customs.  The rate there is generally as good as you will find
anywhere.  It
>>>> is better for traveler's checks than cash, and MUCH better than the
rates at
>>>> U.S. airports, which are often usurious.  I believe the rate for
euros is
>>>> less favorable than dollars.
>>> I have found the exchange rate offered by my bank for utilizing my
ATM card
>>> for Yen to be favorable.  (Using Chase in US, 7-Bank/7-11 Japan).
>>>
>>> Usual caveat of call your bank and advise them of your travel plans
so you
>>> do not find the transaction declined.  I also have not been charged
any ATM
>>> usage surcharge in the past.
>>>
>>>        - Jared
>