Money

1,000 yen 10,000yen

Currently, there are six kinds of coins and four kinds of bank notes for a total of ten forms of money are issued in Japan.
All currencies are issued by the Bank of Japan, the only central bank in Japan.

In Japan, there are not that many opportunities to exchange money at places other than exchange counters at airports, bank counters, and respective hotels' front desks.
Therefore, we recommend that you exchange your money at the airport upon arrival in this country.
Additionally, it would be convenient to carry some cash with you since some stores do not accept credit cards.

For your reference, please take a look at "Useful Tools" on the right-hand side of the Japan-i website which contains a function that helps convert your country's currency into Japanese yen.

1 Yen Aluminum Coin

Design: young tree
Material: 100% aluminum
Diameter: 20.0mm

5 Yen Brass Coin

Design: ears of rice, gearwheel and water
Material: 60-70% copper, 30-40% zinc
Diameter: 22.0mm

10 Yen Bronze Coin

Design: Phoenix Hall of the Byodo-in Temple (Byodo-in Hoo-do)
Material: 95% copper, 3-4% zinc, 1-2% tin
Diameter: 23.5mm

50 Yen Nickel Coin

Design: Chrysanthemum
Material: 75% copper, 25% nickel
Diameter: 21.0mm

100 Yen Nickel Coin

Design: Cherry blossom
Material: 75% copper, 25% nickel
Diameter: 22.6mm

500 Yen Nickel Brass Coin

Design: Paulownia
Material: approximately 7:1:2 ratio of copper : nickel : zinc
Diameter: 26.5mm

1,000 Yen Bill

Size: 76x150mm
Portrait: Hideyo Noguchi
Design: Mt. Fuji and cherry blossom

2,000 Yen Bill

Size: 76x154mm
Design: "Shurei-mon" gate (in Okinawa)
Design: "Illustrated Handscroll Tale of Genji" and "Illustrated Diary of Lady Murasaki"

5,000 Yen Bill

Size: 76x156mm
Portrait: Ichiyo Higuchi
Design: "The Irises" (by Ogata Korin)

10,000 Yen Bill

Size: 76x160mm
Portrait: Yukichi Fukuzawa
Design: Phoenix Statues (Byodo-in Temple)