![]() ![]() During this time, Japan was suffering from a system of currency which was extremely unstable because of a lack of an outlined standard of exchange. With the end of the Hong Kong silver dollar, the government also decided to sell the mint machines to Japan. Nevertheless, The Chinese authorities were skeptical of the new coin, which resulted in its interruption in 1869. The first to do so was Hong Kong, which introduced its own silver dollar in 1866. Their prominence led several of those nations to accommodate coins that looked like the familiar silver coins. In 1871 the silver Spanish dollar was commonly found through Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. The word “Yen” in Japanese can be translated into a “round object”. ![]() The foreign influence continued with the introduction of the Yen in 1871, which remains the current official currency of Japan. Japan has continuously borrowed both its own currency and its thoughts on what money should be from other nations. From the first Wu Zhu coin brought over from China, the privately minted Toraisen and Shichusen coins from several hundred years ago, to the introduction of paper currency Japan has today. Japan has used numerous different types of currency over its own long and rich history. > Click here for the official site of “ICOCA” History of Japan’s currency Points > Click here for the official site of “Pasmo” > Click here for the official site of “Suica” However, SUICA has the highest name recognition in the whole country. Although you can use any IC card it is recommend that you get an IC card in the area where you stay for the longest. You can charge SUICA purchased in Tokyo with Osaka stations and vice versa. ![]() In addition, you can use it at convenience stores, fast food shops, vending machines, etc. You can use any IC card with almost all the country’s JR, private railways, subways, buses, monorails. ICOCA (JR West): You can get in Osaka and Kyoto. PASMO (Private Railways in Tokyo): You can get in Tokyo. If you charge the IC card, you can use that amount for payment. These IC cards can be purchased at vending machines at JR and private railway stations. Recently, more people are paying with IC cards such as Suica, Pasmo and Ikoca. However, the exchange rate is not so good, so I recommend you to exchange money at the airport. Even luxury hotels can exchange currency when you need it. There are currency exchange locations other than the airport as well. Therefore, when you arrive in Japan, you should exchange your home currency to yen at the airport. In Japan, very few shops accept cash other than Japanese yen. However, if you pay an admission fee at a temple or shrine, you should have cash readily available. Many vending machines that buy train tickets can use credit cards. Even some taxis have come to accept credit cards recently. For most hotels, department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores you can use credit cards if you’re traveling in the city. In Japan, there are many shops that accept only cash. There are still many stores that accept cash only Expect to use the 100 yen and 10 yen coin often. This page is governed by the BNP Paribas Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy.There are four types of coins in Japan. Please contact us for further information. In accordance with the above changes in foreign currency exchange rates shall be applicable immediately and without notice. International payments made on your behalf by BNP Paribas will be converted at BNP Paribas’ foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at that time (live rates or other rate mechanism as may be agreed) and may differ to those displayed here. Please note that the exchange rates displayed on this site are indicative only and non-binding and subject to change in line with market rates. To see a list of the indicative FX rates for your international payment/currency conversions, please select the currency of your account from the menu below. These currency rates are based on the SPOT rate at the time of publication and are therefore intended as a guide only. The foreign currency exchange rates displayed on this page are indicative of the rates which may be applied to international payments/currency conversions processed by BNP Paribas.
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