Osaka Metro adds foreign money exchanger at 6 stations for inbound boost
Osaka Metro will gradually install automatic foreign currency exchange machines at 6 stations, including Shinsaibashi Station and Shin-Osaka Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line [subway].
The city anticipates a gradual recovery in tourism as foreign tourists are welcome back into the city for the first time in 2 years 2 months. In addition, the Osaka-Kansai Expo will take place in 2025.
Osaka Metro already installed 8 automatic foreign currency exchange machines at 7 stations before the COVID-19 pandemic, so this latest addition should further boost user-friendliness for foreign tourists.
(1) Supported Currency
14 currencies (US dollar, British pound, Euro, Chinese yuan, Hong Kong dollar, Taiwan dollar, Korean won, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Singapore dollar, Thai baht, Philippine peso, Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah).
*To insert foreign currency, ONLY banknotes are accepted. Coins are also available for Japanese money withdrawal.
(2) Supported Languages.
15 languages (Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese [simplified/traditional], Korean, Thai, Tagalog, Malaysian, Indonesian and Vietnamese).
(3) Transaction Amount
Maximum exchange of up to 100,000 yen per transaction based on Japanese yen conversion.
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