Shopping & Tax-free裏技 HACK
avoids a frozen card
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Big electronics stores make you pay per floor: spread cards to avoid a freeze
At multi-floor stores like Bic Camera and Yodobashi you usually check out separately on each floor. A Tokyo resident suggests using a different card per floor so a burst of foreign charges doesn't trigger your bank's fraud lock mid-shop.
Check first: One long-time visitor turned resident's advice; telling your bank about travel also helps. Same post suggests carrying a hand towel and some cash for cash-only spots.
- Type
- Hack
- Category
- Shopping & Tax-free
- Place
- Japan-wide
- Saving
- avoids a frozen card
- For
- tourist
- Posted
- Aug 20, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 21, 2026
- Source
- r/JapanTravelTips ↗
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