Where to exchange currency in tokyo
Tokyo - Currency Exchange Guide - Helpful Information | Tokyo Travel Guide - Episode# 10
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on Tokyo, Japan. we're really happy to share our currency exchange experiences
with you through Hipfig's video Guide series on Tokyo. In this Tokyo currency
exchange video guide will be sharing where you can find currency exchange
counters and provide useful tips for visiting travelers to Tokyo. The official
legal currency of Tokyo is the Japanese Yen ¥ . In Tokyo you can change currency at
the airport, banks, tourist areas, and even at convenience stores and post offices.
For arriving passengers, Narita and Haneda airports are convenient places to
exchange currency. Both airports have Bank currency exchange counters in the
Arrival Hall. In Narita International Airport terminal 1 you will find banks
on the south and north side of the Arrivals hall. In Narita Airport terminal
2 Arrival hall you'll find banks to the left and right of exit A and B. Most Bank
currency exchange counters in the Arrival Halls at Narita International
operate from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. In Haneda International Airport
arrival hall, there is Mizuho Bank which is open 24 hours. The banks give decent
rates and you'll need cash in Tokyo as many smaller vendors don't take credit
cards. It's always a good idea to change money at the airport if you don't have
any Yen. Unless you're changing a large amount of money the difference between
the best rate and the lowest rate is not much. In the city currency exchange
counters and currency exchange machines are available at transportation hubs,
like Tokyo Station, Shinagawa station, and Shinjuku Station. Currency exchange
counters in Tokyo Station are located by the marounouchi north gates and the Jr east travel service center
marounouchi north gates and the Jr east travel service center. You'll find a travelex counter next to the ATM
machines. Currency exchange counters at Shinagawa station are
are next to the entrance of the Keikyu Shinagawa station. There's a travelex
currency exchange counter which is across from the jr ticketing center
there was also another travelex located to the right of the central gate of the
Shinagawa station. At train stations the rates are okay but not the best. We
found the most current exchange counters with better rates in the
shinjuku area located east of the shinjuku station. In shinjuku you'll find
private currency exchange counters banks and currency exchange machines and
around Shinjuku Station, World Currency is a branch of Bank of Tokyo- Mitsubishi and is a popular currency exchange counter
which provides good rates. The Shinjuku branch is located in the shinjuku
building along the underground mall SubNade which is connected
to shinjuku station. On the east side of the station this currency exchange
counter is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 11:00 to 5:00 on weekends
You'll also find the J market currency exchange counter tucked away in the
corner of the Subnade underground mall. The Galireo currency exchange
counter can also be found along the main main corridor of subnade mall. There are
also Galireo and other currency exchange machines which change 13 major
world currencies in the subnade mall. Located near the east exit of shinjuku
station near the main road is Yasukuni Dori. You'll find banks and other currency
exchange counters along Yasukuni Dori Street kitty corner from the Marui men's
department store which has the logo 0 1 0 1 is the currency
exchange counter near the corner called Tourex currency exchange and across the
street you'll find the Sakura exchange
you can also find the private exchange counter that Daikokuya in the Isshiki Bldg
and the Sakura currency service in the Hakuou Building. We also found a
Family Mart which offers currency exchange through a machine. Rates are
decent and this is a good option since it's open 24 hours
In the Asakusa area, we found a Family Mart across the street from the tourist
information center which has a currency exchange machine. There's also a Travelex
currency exchange counter inside the tourist information center. Nearby is
Mizuho bank and an ATM center, In the Shibuya station and near the Centergai
famous for its diagonal crosswalk, you'll find currency exchange counters as well
Wherever you go in Tokyo you're bound to run into a currency exchange counter
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