There are several ways to pay money in Japan.
Lonely Planet Japan
1,Cash(Japanese Yen)
Note:Everywhere
*You can see English website of the links
2,Pay by credit card(including Debit card)
Example:
~Shinkansen
Shinkansen at Tokyo main station
~Air tickets(Online booking)
~Highway busses(JP:Kousoku-Bus) tickets(Online booking)
RakutenTravel
~Hotels/Hostels/Guesthouses(Online booking)
Advantage of Agoda
You can earn bellow loyalty program
example,
--American Airlines
--United
--Hawaian Airlines
--Japan Airlines
--Asiana Airlines
--Air China
--China Airlines
--China Eastern
--China Southern
--Eva Air
--Hongkong Express
--Vietnam Airlines
--Thai
--Singapore Airlines
--Qtar
--Ethihad
--Turkish Airlines
--British Airways
--Air France
--Iberia
--Waon Point(Japanese Supermarket AEON)
etc,,,
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RakutenTravel
etc,,,
~Suparmarkets
--Aeon
--MaxValu
--Seiyu(A group of Wal-Mart Stores)
--Ito-Yokado
--Don Quijote(Donki)
etc,,,
~Convenience stores
--Lawsone
--Seicomart
--Ministop
--Daily-Yamazaki
etc,,,
~Drugstore
--Matsumotokishi(Matsukiyo)
--Welcia-Yakkyoku
etc,,,
3,Pay by Bitcoin(BTC/Cryptocurrency)
Example:
--The whole store of "Megane super"(Optician's shop),
--The whole store of "Biccamera"(Electronics retail store)
--The whole store of "Sofmap Akiba"(Electronics retail store)
--Following "Kojima"(Electronics retail store)
----Kojima-Bickamera Utsunomiya main store in Tochigi prefecture
----Kojima-Bickamera Ikegami in Tokyo
----Kojima-Bickamera Seijo in Tokyo
----Kojima-Bickamera Youga in Tokyo
----Kojima-Bickamera Kajigaya in Kanagawa porefecture
----Kojima-Bickamera Naha in Okinawa porefecture
----Kojima-Bickamera Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom in Okinawa porefecture
~Duty Free Shops(JP:MenZeiTen)~
Generally many big electronics retail stores (JP:Kaden-Ryouhanten) and Big Supermarkets like Ito-Yokado and Aeon have Duty-Free Shop(Tax Free).
And such stores accept payments by Credit card and Debit card.
~Tips~
In Japan,usually drinkable tap water and toilet are free if you are guest or customer at restaurant.(except exclusive restaurant )
Michelin Guide 2009 Tokyo Restaurants & Hotels (Michelin Guides)
So except private small shops and automat(JidouHanbaiKi/JihanKi) of drinks like Cora,I think tourist do not need so much Japanese Yen cash (bank note and small coin).
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If you are staying in Japan as a tourist and you do not want to save a pretty penny(coins),to do pay with Credit card like VISA/MASTER/JCB brand or Debit card is better for you.
Therefore if you want to pay with card,ask to the staff to pay with card before payment is better.
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Up date:2018,Jan,04
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