How to take money to Japan or another country on your trip?

One question many first-time travelers ask is how to bring cash. Do I convert at an exchange office in Brazil? Do I convert to an exchange office in Japan? Do I buy the dollar instead of the yen? Do I use a credit card? There are many doubts and in this article we will try to help you take your money to Japan without any problems.

Some recommend sites that do currency conversion without paying ridiculous fees and hassle free. One of the most popular sites of this modality is the transferwise, but I personally find it a little laborious to use this method to take money, even though it is more economical.

Some try to use travel cards and credit cards which is a good option, but they tend to have limits. In addition to being necessary for you to transfer your money to these cards that are not part of your bank account. If your bank card does not have a limit of 10,000, it is impossible to use just it.

How to take money to Japan or another country on your trip?

What did I do to bring money to Japan?

Currency exchange is a steal, my dad kind of forced me to take at least 30,000 yen in cash to avoid problems when I arrived in the country. 100 yen came to cost 1 real more than its original value. Of course I did this at an exchange office at the airport, as where I live it was almost impossible to find a currency exchange office that exchanges yen.

The main means I used to bring money to Japan was my debit card. In Japan and in some countries there are ATMs that make direct withdrawals from your bank account paying only the IOF and a fee of 10 to 15 reais per withdrawal. I could withdraw up to 50,000 yen at once on these machines which are easily found in convenience stores.

International cashiers in Japan are in English and work without any problems. Of course you need to make sure your debit card is international, you also need to enable this international functionality. The best way to resolve this is to talk to your bank, there may be extra fees but mine didn't.

How to take money to Japan or another country on your trip?

My bank is Itau and I had no problem with it. I just got a little desperate because there was a day when I couldn't withdraw more money, but that happened because there is a weekly withdrawal limit in banks. Soon the week passed and everything continued perfectly well.

For me, using the bank's debit card is the best way to take money, without any bureaucracy and worry, easier and more practical. Hope you enjoyed the article, we appreciate the comments and shares. We recommend reading:

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