I’m 29, never left the country. My bucket list is visiting Japan at the very top. I have no idea what you do or if you have to go through travel agencies, how much money you should bring etc

  • yuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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    9 months ago

    (I’m not disabled in any way) when you say cash do you mean American dollars or yen? Like obviously I’m better off converting my dollars to yen?

    • tchotchony@mander.xyz
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      9 months ago

      Not OP, not from the US and never been in Japan but I travel a lot in general: always assume local currency, at the very least it’s going to be cheaper and quite probably only very touristy places or airport only might accept $$. Here you can pre-order cash at your local bank and return any excess notes after. Exchange booths are usually a rip-off, and withdrawal abroad might cost extra, check with your bank.

      Also don’t assume people speak English. They might, but treat that as a bonus.