How much yen is appropriate to bring with you?

Whether you are traveling to Japan alone or in a group, if you are traveling alone, it is recommended not to exchange too many yen. Generally, you can exchange around 60,000 yen to meet the requirements. Other large payments can be made with bank cards or current Alipay.

Some other personal suggestions:

First, it is best to exchange foreign currency in China. Just go to the Bank of China to exchange it directly. Moreover, Bank of China will often help you change some change, that is, let’s not say exchange for 5,000 RMB in Japanese yen, but say change to 60,000 Japanese yen. Because the smallest currency unit of Japanese yen in the Chinese banking system is 1,000 yen, that is to say, if you have 999 yen in your account, you cannot withdraw it or exchange it for RMB.

Secondly, Japan is not like Hong Kong. You can see the Exchange brand everywhere. In some places, there are even more places to exchange than to buy things. In addition, the exchange rate in Japan is lower.

Thirdly, most low-end stores in Japan accept UnionPay cards. It is recommended to use UnionPay cards if the amount exceeds 5,000 yen. No handling fee is required. And if you spend more than 10,000 yen in many places, you can enjoy 5% off with a China UnionPay card.

In fact, Alipay is very popular now. In order to welcome Chinese tourists, basically most attractions already support Alipay!