What credit card should I use to go to Japan?

Actually, you don't need to bring too much cash to travel to Japan. You can bring your own credit card. After all, it is really convenient to travel in Japan with a credit card. The following small series will tell you which credit cards are more convenient to carry.

JCB

JCB, the full name is "Japan Credit Bureau Card". This is an international credit card issued in Japan, so there will be more benefits, greater discounts and wider applications in Japan. If you want to travel to Japan, the existence of JCB will make your trip gain a lot of unexpected extra benefits!

You can get two airport bus tickets for free by directly presenting the boarding pass of JCB credit card holders arriving at Fukuoka Airport on the same day.

Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Hokkaido and other airports. After showing JCB credit card, you can also buy airport bus tickets at a 2% discount.

if you use JCB credit card to shop in large Japanese drugstores such as Ito Matsumoto and sundrug, you can also enjoy a huge discount of 8% tax exemption.

unionpay card

in Japan, unionpay card is better than visa card. If you use UnionPay card or use UnionPay channel to spend money, UnionPay will directly deduct RMB from your account according to the exchange rate of RMB against Japanese yen on that day. However, if you pay with other cards, it is not very cost-effective to convert the money into RMB first, then charge a currency conversion fee of about 1.5%-2%, and then convert it into RMB according to the exchange rate of US dollars against RMB.

and unionpay cards are very convenient in Japan. More than 33, ATMs of Japan Postal Savings Bank, Mitsubishi, UFJ Bank and other institutions can use UnionPay cards to withdraw Japanese yen cash, and it is more cost-effective to use UnionPay cards in 711 convenience stores. Many shopping malls, shops, supermarkets and other places can directly use UnionPay cards. As for places where traveler's checks can be used, American Express, Visa, MasterCard and other credit cards can be used.

the above is about the choice of credit card. There will be many discounts when you use the right credit card to go out. However, when it comes to payment convenience, some shops in Japan can now use Alipay directly. It will be more convenient if you can use Alipay without a half-price credit card. However, it should be noted that all stores can use Alipay. If you want to go to Japan, you'd better prepare the card on it. After all, there are discounts.