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Oct 8, 2025

Foreign exchange

Does your local bank do foreign exchange? If yes, do you have to be a member of the bank to use the service? If no, where do you do foreign exchange for cash?

BigfamJapan

BigfamJapan

Former nickname was "Saitama". Changed it to save confusion on place review posts! Irish, 20+ years in Japan! I also write on my personal website: insaitama.com

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  • genkidesu

    1 hour ago

    It's been so long since I've traveled abroad that I really don't know the answer to this! I ought to double check the next time I'm in. I feel like so many places accept card these days (especially in my home country where it's almost like they are phasing out cash) that I haven't really thought about it.

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Does your local bank do foreign exchange? If yes, do you have to be a member of the bank to use the service? If no, where do you do foreign exchange for cash?

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