I brought my Amex Gold with me to Japan thinking it would be accepted like in the US, but nope, major letdown. Hotels and some department stores in To...

Same here, my Erste Visa card worked perfectly in Europe and the US, but in Japan it kept getting declined at random. Couldn’t use it at FamilyMart or...

I did a solo trip across Japan for 28 days and averaged around ¥8,000 per day. That covered basic meals (convenience store breakfasts, ramen lunches, ...

I used taxis in Tokyo and Osaka a few times and had mixed experiences. In Tokyo, I used JapanTaxi app (now merged into Mobility) and paid with my Chas...

I used 7-Eleven ATMs all over Tokyo and Kyoto with my Charles Schwab debit card and had zero ATM fees. Daily limit was ¥100,000 per withdrawal, and I ...

I’ve done solo travel in Japan twice and used ATMs at night many times. Tokyo, Osaka, even smaller places like Kanazawa felt very safe. I usually stuc...

Yes, this happened to me at a Seven Bank ATM in Shibuya Station. My DNB Visa card just disappeared after the transaction failed and the screen went ba...

Most of the hostels I stayed at in Tokyo and Hiroshima took cards, but I always double-checked the booking details. At K’s House Tokyo Oasis they acce...

In Tokyo, I mostly used my Suica card which you can get at JR East stations. Super convenient works on metros, JR lines, and buses. I topped it up wit...