2006-08-21 13:25:26 · 10 answers · asked by Alexci 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
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2006-08-21 14:14:23 · answer #1 · answered by Adam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know a Big Mac was that expensive in Tokyo but I should have figured. In the Osaka area, it's about 600 for the set.
The Japanese use the yen. There are several coins and bills.
Coins are 1,5, 10,50, 100, and 500.
Bills are 10,000, 5,000, 1,000 and there are 2,000 yen bills but they are rarely if ever used.
A can of Coke in a vending machine costs about 110 yen which is equal to a dollar.
It is not uncommon to see someone pay at a fast food or convenience store with a 10,000 yen or 'ichiman' bill. You can do a lot of things at the convenience store such as buy phone cards, pay for mail order catalog purchases, and pay the bills.
Hope this helps. If you can, please add more specifics.
2006-08-24 02:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by joe19 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are about 130 Yen to the dollar, so each Yen is worth $.0077, or less than a penny.
coins are ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100, ¥500
bills are 1000, 5000, 10000, 50000 and 100000. There used to be a 2000 yen note, but I don't think it's in use any more.
most consumer goods are priced in units of 10 yen or 100 yen (a Big Mac in Tokyo costs about 700 Yen)
2006-08-21 15:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by Michael K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michael K, Please tell me where I can take my "International Postal Money Orders" from the U.S and get this rate of 130yen per USD. The best I have ever done is 117 yen per dollar. Acoording to the newspaper today the rate is 116.38yen per USD
2006-08-22 14:33:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I'm talking to my family in Japan, I simply convert 100 Yen a CAN$1.00 (US$ is almost the same now).
2006-08-22 17:16:26 · answer #5 · answered by fortuna0820 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the possibilities of having cheated in Japan are very small. in fact, in case you lost your wallet on the line, 9 situations out of 10, somebody could turn it in to the police with all the contacts nonetheless there.
2016-12-11 12:52:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have enough information in your question. They use the Yen and it works just as well as our dollars do.
2006-08-21 13:39:24 · answer #7 · answered by Taiping 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You put yen into the machine, and out comes panties. hehe
2006-08-21 13:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by Darcia 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2006-08-23 05:16:03 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. Pointman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just like money anywhere else. You get item, you pay money simple isn't it?
2006-08-21 15:46:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋