If you want to waste that much time to exchange money at the post office versus the 5 minutes it takes at Narita, then, by all means, go ahead. The entire process took about a half hour. After a few walks back to talk to other post office members, the attendant finally came out and handed me 5x10K bills and the rest in 1K notes. Perhaps they thought I was trying to launder money or something. Easy enough, right? Wrong! I had to explain why I had so many and wanted to get rid of them. This time around, I didn't want to have 38 bills in my wallet so I decided to exchange them for 10K bills.
In my previous trip I kept a few to take to rural areas and they were excited to see one, though they had no room in the register for it. Some people in Japan have yet to see what one looks like. So, here I have about 38 2,000yen bills, which are rare in Japan, since they only came out one year. Perhaps it is that Japan doesn't want them and keeps sending them to the States. I don't know why the 2,000 yen note is so popular amongst US banks in Chicago. My situation? Well, I decided to get yen in American from Bank of America and they decided to give me 100,000 yen in mostly 2,000 yen notes. There was barely anyone there waiting, but I waited for 15 minutes just to be seen. When you go to the post office, you'll have to explain what you want to do to the person who greets you The last time I visited one was at the post office across the street from Tokyo Station. Re: Which post offices do currency exchange? I've had reasonably good exchange rates at currency shops in Tokyo and Osaka, and even at department stores, but I believe they are usually 1 or 2 points off the rate at the PO. You're supposed to have it with you at all times anyway, but don't even think of leaving it in your hotel room, if you are going to exchange money at the PO. Just make sure you have your passport with you, as it is required at post offices. But maybe you will get lucky and not have to wait very long. Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer square off at PMQs voters in tomorrows local elections in England are being reminded to take their photo ID with them when they cast their ballots. Since then, I go elsewhere, but I usually don't have much money to exchange so a percentage point or two doesn't amount to much for me. When I did it at the PO near Tokyo Station a few years ago, I was very glad that I could read Japanese, and even then it took at least 30 minutes (including wait time). Possibly at the Ueno PO there will be signage in English.
POST OFFCIE EXCHANGE RATES HOW TO
As suggested by yllwsmrf, Japanese language ability really comes in handy (for filling out the form and also for figuring out which window to use and how to use the "take a number" waiting system), but I'm sure if you are persistent enough and ask for help if needed you will be able to make the exchange even if you don't speak/read Japanese. However, there's nothing wrong with exchanging currency at the post office, if you've decided that is what you want to do. Maybe you could get a different bank account. Many banks don't have ATM fees and some even reimburse you for ATM fees at other banks.
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