We have had some US dollars with us for years, probably left over from Gilroy’s work as an international consultant so we decided they needed to come to Japan and get spent. The first thing we did was call into a bank, this had been how we did it back on our first visit in 2011. That was memorable because the bank clerk had clearly never seen UK sterling before and she had to consult what I like to call the iSpy book of bank notes. Fortunately she found the page that verified that our quids were ok and went on the change our dosh. So this time we were very surprised to find that the bank would not change money and they suggested that we try the nearby large railway station.So a 20 minute stroll later we were having no luck finding money exchange desk in the station so enquired at the information desk where the helpful young woman guided us to a tiny machine into which we loaded our dollars and our spewed yen. Not sure what the exchange rate was going to be but at least we no longer have dollars.
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