As of April 2020
Credit cards cannot be always used, e.g. for ferry tickets, and small shops and restaurants. Money cannot be exchanged or withdrawn on the islands.
All payments should be made with cash. Tourists need to bring enough Japanese yen for their stay from the urban area of Takamatsu.
Here is a useful service you can use if you run short of Japanese yen in the middle of your trip.
Currency Exchange
Foreign currency exchange at Takamatsu Airport
- Location of the currency exchange
- In front of the international baggage claim at Takamatsu Airport
〒761-1401 1312-7 Oka Konan-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa
- Business hours
- 9:00-21:00
- Exchangeable foreign currencies
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- The following 13 foreign currencies can be exchanged into Japanese yen:
- US dollar, Taiwan dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Chinese yuan, Korean won, UK pound, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc, Euro, Australian dollar, Singaporean dollar
- Japanese yen can be changed to following four foreign currencies:
- Taiwan dollar, Hong Kong, dollar, Chinese yuan, Korean won
- Exchange limit
- Exchanges are limited to a maximum of 100,000 yen per transaction
- Supported language
- Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified characters), Chinese (traditional characters), Korean
- URL
- https://www.takamatsu-airport.com/guide/moneyexchange/
24-hour foreign currency exchange
- Location of the currency exchange
- Chuo Building
3-12, 1-chome Kawara-machi, Takamatsu, Kagawa
A one-minute walk from Royal Park Hotel Takamatsu
- Business hours
- 24 hours
- Exchangeable foreign currencies
- US dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Chinese yuan, Korean won, UK pound, Euro, Australian dollar, Singaporean dollar, Taiwan dollar, Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit, Thai baht
- Supported language
- Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified characters), Korean
- URL
- http://www.gaia-ex.com/map/
Convenience stores
Japanese yen can be withdrawn from ATMs at some convenience stores using credit cards issued overseas.
7-Eleven ATMs
- Business hours
- Typically operating 24 hours a day
- Acceptable cards
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- Supported language
- English, Japanese, Chinese (simplified characters), Chinese (traditional characters), Korean, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Vietnamese, French, German, Portuguese
- URL
- https://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/
FamilyMart (Japan Post Bank ATMs)
- Business hours
- 24 hours
- Acceptable cards
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- Supported language
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Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified characters), Chinese (traditional characters), Korean, Thai, Malay, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Arabic, French, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish
- URL
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- Japan Post Bank ATMs
- https://www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp/en/ias/en_ias_withdrawing.html
- Store finder
- https://www.google.co.jp/maps/search/Takamatsu+FamilyMart/
Foreign exchange within Takamatsu
Foreign exchange services are available at some banks and post offices in Takamatsu.