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Re: [94attendees] Big in Japan: Some Essential Travel Tips

Dirk Kutscher <Dirk.Kutscher@neclab.eu> Tue, 13 October 2015 15:13 UTC

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From: Dirk Kutscher <Dirk.Kutscher@neclab.eu>
To: Spencer Dawkins at IETF <spencerdawkins.ietf@gmail.com>, Gihan Dias <gihan@cse.mrt.ac.lk>
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Hi Gihan and Spencer,

thanks for the feedback.

I had inconsistent experience with credit cards and ATMs. It seems to be different in different parts of the country and has changed over time. For example, getting cash in convenience stores never worked for me in Okinawa. I do know that 7-Eleven claims that it works. I am going to take a few more samples soon and would then update the text accordingly.

Paying in shops in less of a problem BTW.

Best regards,
Dirk



From: 94attendees [mailto:94attendees-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Spencer Dawkins at IETF
Sent: Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2015 16:47
To: Gihan Dias
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Subject: Re: [94attendees] Big in Japan: Some Essential Travel Tips

Hi, Dirk,

On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Gihan Dias <gihan@cse.mrt.ac.lk<mailto:gihan@cse.mrt.ac.lk>> wrote:
On 2015-10-13 ප.ව. 2:33, Dirk Kutscher wrote:
I have collected a few essential Japan travel tips over the past 10 years or so. Not intended as a tourist travel guide, but just some things I normally do that people might find helpful:
Dirk,

Thanks. It is very helpful.

Yes, very.

A couple more data points from earlier this year:
 - I was able to use the ATM at 7-Eleven

I haven't been in Japan since Hiroshima, but that was the recommendation for ATMs in Hiroshima, and I used a few of them.

 - My (chip enabled) Visa card worked at all the stores I used it in.

Spencer

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