Comments on: Banks Will Close For New Years http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/ Time- and money-saving tips for easy living in Japan Sun, 26 Dec 2010 05:50:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tori http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Tori Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:24:55 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-259 Yep, in front of the station (was a university student at the time so it didn't bother me). luckily I was in Ikebukuro in Tokyo so I just hung out and enjoyed the sites until the morning train arrived. There were people out there just about all night (even a couple people playing soccer in the square) and I wasn't the only one napping on a bench. Japan is the only place in the world I would feel safe doing something like that. btw, I just happened to look again at this post and saw your reply. Where's the comment notification plugin? http://nipponster.com/dailyj_copy/2007/12/19/friends-dont-let-friends-blog-without-comment-notification/ I forgive you if you are too busy, I still haven't done about a hundred things I have been talking about doing to improve DailyJ. Also, we're talking about you over at The Great Japan-related Web Discussion ;) http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/2008/01/nihonhacks_jref_japanforum_jap.html Yep, in front of the station (was a university student at the time so it didn’t bother me). luckily I was in Ikebukuro in Tokyo so I just hung out and enjoyed the sites until the morning train arrived.
There were people out there just about all night (even a couple people playing soccer in the square) and I wasn’t the only one napping on a bench. Japan is the only place in the world I would feel safe doing something like that.

btw, I just happened to look again at this post and saw your reply. Where’s the comment notification plugin? http://nipponster.com/dailyj_copy/2007/12/19/friends-dont-let-friends-blog-without-comment-notification/
I forgive you if you are too busy, I still haven’t done about a hundred things I have been talking about doing to improve DailyJ.

Also, we’re talking about you over at The Great Japan-related Web Discussion ;)
http://www.risingsunofnihon.com/2008/01/nihonhacks_jref_japanforum_jap.html

]]> By: thomas http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-256 thomas Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:10:56 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-256 Missed the train and had no cash at all? That's terrible! Where did you sleep? At the station? Missed the train and had no cash at all? That’s terrible! Where did you sleep? At the station?

]]> By: Tori http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Tori Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:49:38 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-255 A few years ago I wasn't able to go home and had to spend the night outside of a train station because the ATMs closed and I had forgotten to take cash out in advance. It's not fun! That wasn't during new years though, I think they were closed for the weekend (Tokyo Mitsubishi - now Mitsubishi UFJ) btw, Good tip! You probably saved Alec a headache A few years ago I wasn’t able to go home and had to spend the night outside of a train station because the ATMs closed and I had forgotten to take cash out in advance. It’s not fun!

That wasn’t during new years though, I think they were closed for the weekend (Tokyo Mitsubishi – now Mitsubishi UFJ)

btw, Good tip! You probably saved Alec a headache

]]> By: thomas http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-251 thomas Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:39:45 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-251 Did anybody get the final word on ATMs over the New Years break? And Happy New Year to you all. Did anybody get the final word on ATMs over the New Years break? And Happy New Year to you all.

]]> By: lina http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-239 lina Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:01:00 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-239 Happy New Year! Happy New Year!

]]> By: Natalie http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Natalie Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:26:27 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-232 Actually the ATMs will not be closed--at least not Mitsubishi UFJ. Schedules are posted at all ATMs and even if you don't read Japanese it is easy to recognize 'O' which means that service is available that day and 'X' if it's not. About 7 years back the ATMs were all closed due to not having staff available to drive around and re-fill the machines when theyr an out of money. But even then Citibank ATMs were never closed. Since about 3 years ago, many banks decided to keep their ATMs open, so do the 24-hour convenience stores. Actually the ATMs will not be closed–at least not Mitsubishi UFJ. Schedules are posted at all ATMs and even if you don’t read Japanese it is easy to recognize ‘O’ which means that service is available that day and ‘X’ if it’s not. About 7 years back the ATMs were all closed due to not having staff available to drive around and re-fill the machines when theyr an out of money. But even then Citibank ATMs were never closed. Since about 3 years ago, many banks decided to keep their ATMs open, so do the 24-hour convenience stores.

]]> By: Alec http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Alec Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:19:23 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-231 Ah, thanks for reminding me. I almost forgot! Ah, thanks for reminding me. I almost forgot!

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Nick Ramsay Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:20:55 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/japan-hacks/banks-will-close-for-new-years/#comment-229 Thanks for the tip. This applies to cash machines too, doesn't it? I'll never understand why ATMs need holidays... Thanks for the tip. This applies to cash machines too, doesn’t it? I’ll never understand why ATMs need holidays…

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