Japan is a cash society. You can use a ¥10000 bill to pay for a ¥300 meal from a street cart and nobody will blink. Few places, even big stores, accept credit cards. BIC Camera, which is a big electronics store by Kyoto Station, frequented by many tourists and foreigners, is the only place I've seen with credit card logos by the register.
I paid for utilities today by taking my bills (which they had mailed) to FamilyMart24 (a convenience store), where they scanned the bar code on the bill and rung it up just like any item in the store. Super easy, very convenient.
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Is it easy for you to get cash?
Yes. Though one needs to plan ahead, the international ATMs are in the post office, though there are others around that might work. But all ATMs stop giving money after 10pm, some even sooner, so if you're planning anything, get out cash in advance.
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