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Welcome to Yokohama!!
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| The yen is the only unit of currency in Japan. Japanese prefer using cash rather than credit cards. Credit cards are used occasionally. |
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Japanese Bills |
 Ten thousand yen bill |
10,000 yen |
 Five thousand yen bill |
5,000 yen |
 Two thousand yen bill |
2,000 yen | This bill was published to commemorate the year 2000; however, this bill is rarely used. Even Japanese rarely see this bill. One of the reasons for the bills rarity is that almost all vending machines do not accept this bill. |
 A thousand yen bill |
1,000 yen |
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Japanese Coins |
 A 500 yen coin |
500yen |
There are two versions of 500 yen coin, old and new, that are very similar. The shape and weight of the 500 yen coin was very similar to the 500 won coin of South Korea, so vending machine fraud using the 500 won coin occurred frequently. As a countermeasure, many vending machines were altered not to accept 500 yen coins and a new 500 yen coin was printed. For this reason, many vending machines may still not accept 500 yen coins. Alternatively, many vending machines may only accept new 500 yen coins. |
 A 100 yen coin |
100 yen |
 A 50 yen coin |
50 yen |
 A 10 yen coin |
10 yen |
 A 5 yen coin |
5 yen | Vending machines do not accept the 5 yen coin. The arabic numeral 5 is not printed on the surface. Only the Chinese character for 5 is printed. |
 A 1 yen coin |
1 yen | Vending machines do not accept the 1 yen coin. |
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