Tokyo Transportation - Subway

Tokyo has a very wide and useful metro system. It has 12 major lines (Asakusa Line, Mita Line, Shinjuku Line, Oedo Line, Ginza Line, Marunouchi Line, Hibiya Line, Tozai Line, Chiyoda Line, Yurakucho Line, Hanzomon Line, Namboku Line) and some smaller private lines also.The metro running from about 05:00...

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Traveler's Checks in Japan

Traveler's Checks - are less useful in Japan because they are less accepted in different stores and hotels, but you can always exchange tham to yens in major banks in Jap...

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ATM in Japan

There are many ATMs around Japan, you can find one at every bank and even at convenient shop such as 7Eleven or Family Mart. But you must consider that not all the ATM’s accept credit card issued outside of Japan, especially those in the convenient shops.Many ATM's that are located in the banks, operate...

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Use of Credit Cards in Japan

Credit Cards like American Express, Visa, Diners Club, and MasterCard are usually accepted at major facilities (hotels, large stores, restaurants), but it may not be accepted at smaller shops and discount stores. Japan is still mostly a cash country and that means that even a big city in some shops...

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Japan coins

Japan coins are either of 1, 5, 10, 100 or 500 yen.Following the picture of Japan's coi...

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Japan bank notes

Japan bills are either of 1000, 2000 (rare), 5000 or 10000 yen. Note that not all metro ticket machines or other vendor machines will accept 10000 or 2000yen notes, so one should always have smaller bills....

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Japan Currency

The Yen, that actually pronounced "en" and has a symbol of ¥ , is Japaness currency.There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 yen (see images), as well as 1000, 2000 (rare), 5000,10000 yen notes (see images). Note that not all metro ticket machines or other vendor machines will accept 10000 or 2000...

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