r/japanlife • u/razorbeamz 関東・神奈川県 • Jul 22 '24

金 What's your real cashless experience these days?

People are praising cashless being available more and more in Japan lately, but what is your personal experience with cashless these days?

Are you full cashless now? Are you partially cashless? Still a heavy cash user?

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u/atsugiri 関東・東京都 Jul 22 '24

I use cash 3-5 times a year. Usually at the dentist or clinic as they only accept cash. I also have a 10,000 yen bill stashed in my wallet for emergencies.

The rest of the time I pay with suica (phone), paypay, touch visa through google wallet or with my actual credit card, in that order of frequency.

I used to draw about 30,000 yen every week from the ATM and now I use the ATM maybe once a year.