GETTING MONEY : ATMS & EXCHANGE
International Service ATMs
1) Seven Eleven Convenience Stores: all 7/11 stores in Japan offer 24-hour access to cash with foreign cards; PIN # required; 2) Post Offices: at all post office ATMs have English menus; PIN # required; major post offices: Mon.-Fri.: 7:00-23:00; Sat. & Sun.: 9:00-19:00; smaller post offices: Mon.-Fri.: 9:00-19:00; Sat.: 9:00-17:00; Kyoto's two biggest post offices 1) downtown, on Sanjo, east of Karasuma; 2) northwest corner of JR Kyoto Stn. 2) Citibank ATMs: open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Foreign Exchange
1) Kyoto Handicraft Center: change money, cash or travelers checks, even on weekends; open daily 10:00-18:00; Tel: 761-8001; 2) Sumitomo Mitsui Bank Money Exchange Corner: all major cash currencies & 7 kinds of travelers checks; competitive rates: open: 11:00-18:30; closed Sat., Sun., holidays; 1F Hankyu Depart. Store.
INTERNET ACCESS
Cafe Carinho
free wireless access ; 3 lights east of Higashioji / Imadegawa ; open 11:00-20:00 ; closed Wed. ; Tel : 752-3636 (Eng.OK!)
Campus Plaza Kyoto
15 machines, 9:00-21:30, closed Mon. : north side of Kyoto Stn.; west side ( back side ) of the Central Post Office.
En-ya
top floor of Kyoto Handicraft Center.
Kyoto International Community House
5 machines, daily 9:00-21:00, closed Mon.; near the zoo and Nanzen-ji Temple, on Niomon at the end of Shirakawa St..
Lulu
3 machines & wireless access.
McLoughlin's Irish Pub and Restaurant
free wireless access.
Tadg's Irish Pub
free ; two machines and wireless access.
TOURIST INFORMATION CENTERS
Kyoto City TIC : The 2nd floor of Kyoto Stn. Bldg. ; daily 8:30-19:00 ; Tel : 343-6655.
Kyoto Prefecture TIC : The 9th floor of Kyoto Stn. Bldg. ; 10:00-18:00, Closed 2nd and 4th Tue. of every month ; Tel : 344-3300.
Uji TIC : 9:00-17:00 ; Tel : (0774)23-3334.
Kansai International Airport : 9:00-21:00 ; Tel : (0724)56-6025.
Kobe TIC : 9:00-19:00 ; Tel : (078)322-0220
Nara TIC : 9:00-17:00 ; Tel : (0742)22-9821
Osaka TICs : JR Osaka Station, 8:00-20:00 ; Tel : (06)6345-2189 ; Shin Osaka Station : 8:00-20:00 ; Tel : (06)6305-3311.
Note : each TIC only provides local tourist information.
INTERNATIONAL CALLING CARDS AND CEL PHONE RENTAL
Vending machines set up near phone, train station kiosks and many convenience stores sell phone cards for domestic calls ( that can also be used for international calls at grey phones ). One unit of a card corresponds to 10 yen. If you use coins, for local calls insert 10 yen coins. For domestic long distance calls, prepare many 10 yen coins or use 100 yen coins. Note : No change can be returned if you insert a 100 yen coin and only partly use it. For cell phone rental contact :
http://www.rentafone-japan.com
