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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist
It's surprising that CC rates are actually not that ugly. My debit card is on Cirrus, but not being one of the Big Five banks had me concerned that it wouldn't work. But considering I carry both MC/Visa, I have a fallback.
Ideally getting 20,000 JPY in Canada to at least get around, and withdraw the rest in the country is a better idea?
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Cirrus will be easy since you have post offices and 7-11 EVERYWHERE. Also Citibank. Those are the places I'd go to all the time. Transfer fees were about $5 IIRC (HSBC was free when using an HSBC machine worldwide which was nice)
As long as your bank itself doesn't block international withdrawals, they'll be fine. It might be a good idea to tell them you're travelling. I know in HK it's policy to block international withdrawals until you enable it manually before a trip (you can do so through the ATM so it's not bad). That's govt law, but some banks may have similar policies.