ATM Cash Withdrawal in Japan

[kotori]

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t loading your youtrip card now a bad thing?

yes.. free withdrawal fees up to $400.. but say if u draw 1k.. then thats $12 for the 2% fees?

 

[noobzpro]

ya dam bohua le if u plan on withdrawing...but if u gonna do hotel payments makan and shopping overall ok.

 

[twosix]

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t loading your youtrip card now a bad thing?

yes.. free withdrawal fees up to $400.. but say if u draw 1k.. then thats $12 for the 2% fees?

Now only trust card can withdraw large sum with no fees, but may have atm fees.

 

[oceanicmanta]

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t loading your youtrip card now a bad thing?

yes.. free withdrawal fees up to $400.. but say if u draw 1k.. then thats $12 for the 2% fees?

husband 1 card
wife 1 card
father 1 card
mother 1 card

can withdraw $1600

 

[wwenze]

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t loading your youtrip card now a bad thing?

yes.. free withdrawal fees up to $400.. but say if u draw 1k.. then thats $12 for the 2% fees?

That's precisely why they're changing the policy. Too many people withdrawing 1k for $5

 

[fired0ll]

"With effect on the 15th of June 2023, a 2% withdrawal fee on the withdrawn amount is imposed after your first SGD $400 ATM withdrawal for that calendar month."

Hmmmm.. Per calendar month means I can withdraw $400 on say 30Nov and another $400 on 01Dec without incurring the 2% fee?

 

[beanstalk6]

Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t loading your youtrip card now a bad thing?

yes.. free withdrawal fees up to $400.. but say if u draw 1k.. then thats $12 for the 2% fees?

The balance inside can also be used to pay directly at POS termninals.

 

[fired0ll]

For the benefit of all travelling to Japan.

I used all 3 cards to withdraw cash from 7 Bank ATMs (found inside 7-11 convenient stores).

Below are the outcome:

YouTrip Master card: No ATM transaction fee
Revolut Master card: No ATM transaction fee
Wise Visa card: An ATM transaction fee of 110 yen or 220 yen will be charged depending on the amount you withdraw.

So get Master cards if you can

Revolut changed to visa already right..no more Mastercard hai

 

[saffronsatire]

Revolut changed to visa already right..no more Mastercard hai

Ya the standard and premium plan no longer mc

 

[terriblee]

Can use YouTrip or Revolut to pay and get tax refund into the card?

 

[oceanicmanta]

Can use YouTrip or Revolut to pay and get tax refund into the card?

in JP, tax refund usually given back in JPY cash (for dept store like AEON, Donki, supermarkets)

sometimes, the store would exclude the taxes and charged the before tax amount ( eg 2nd street )

 

[garfieldpal]

Thanks to TS. This is a very useful thread. Hope it is alive and updated and also more people get to see it.

 

[kisscut]

Ya the standard and premium plan no longer mc

no leh... i just got my Revolut debit card 2 weeks ago.. still under MC.

 

[saffronsatire]

no leh... i just got my Revolut debit card 2 weeks ago.. still under MC.

Ha maybe they changed again. Mar that time was visa.

 

[xtwis7]

Want to circumvent the monthly limit for withdrawals? Top up digital suica with your YT/Rev cards and voila.

 

[oceanicmanta]

Ha maybe they changed again. Mar that time was visa.

yes, Revolut has reverted to MC

 

[twosix]

Want to circumvent the monthly limit for withdrawals? Top up digital suica with your YT/Rev cards and voila.

No way to get money out of suica except to spend it all.

 

[xtwis7]

No way to get money out of suica except to spend it all.

You can always just top it up as and when you need. Don’t use it as a storage since you have youtrip for that.

 

[twosix]

You can always just top it up as and when you need. Don’t use it as a storage since you have youtrip for that.

That's not what I understand from your post.

Want to circumvent the monthly limit for withdrawals? Top up digital suica with your YT/Rev cards and voila

 

[xtwis7]

That's not what I understand from your post.

If too scared then just use card or cash. I’m simply sharing a means that can get you the best rates possible without being subject to withdrawal limits. Japan is more contactless now than people think.