It’s a points-earning, rate-locking, interest-free card!
When you load via the Qantas Pay app or website, you can lock in the exchange rate3 on up to 10 foreign currencies4 - including Japanese Yen (JPY). Buying JPY before you head off will give you peace of mind that even if the rates move up or down while you’re away, your pre-loaded currencies won’t. Meaning you’ll always know exactly how much money you have available to spend for better budgeting abroad.
Check out today's rate below. The handy currency converter tool will tell you how much AU$1 will buy if you load JPY within the next four hours.3
Whether you plan to meander or high-speed your way through Japan, one thing’s for sure, you’ll need to buy some Japanese Yen or some JPY. Japan is a place like no other. Cutting edge modern technology, high-speed trains and fashions of the future are mixed in with ancient gods, craftsmanship and stringent customs. You could be overloading your senses in Tokyo one moment, then hiking through fields of wildflowers or skiing the next (depending on the season). Whatever you decide to do, you’ll definitely need to convert some AUD to JPY.
Load it up and lock it in
The great thing about travelling with a Qantas Pay card is that you can lock in the exchange rate of your desired currency prior to traveling3 - up to 10 exchange rates at one time4. Meaning you’ll always know exactly how much money you have, even when visiting more than one destination. Even better, you’ll earn Qantas Points on the foreign currency you load and spend. All you need to do is load your money onto your Qantas Pay card, via the Qantas Pay app or website. You can choose from debit load, bank transfer, or BPAY®, whichever suits you.
When you’re going from AUD to JPY, it’s good to know how the currency is valued. There are four banknotes and six coins in use.
Japanese Yen denominations
Notes
10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen
Coins
500yen, 100yen, 50yen, 10yen, 5yen, and 1yen
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Qantas Pay is available to Qantas Frequent Flyer members aged 16 and over. Simply have your membership and ID details ready to get started.
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After signing up for Qantas Pay, you can start adding money to your account via the Qantas Pay app straight away.
Add your Qantas Pay card to your Apple Pay or Google Pay Wallet instantly to start spending.
And, when your physical card arrives (within 5 to 7 business days), simply activate it and you’re all set.
Add money
Easily add money to your card in up to 11 currencies using the Qantas Pay app or website with:
An Australian debit card
Apple Pay16 or Google Pay17
Bank transfer
BPay
Use Qantas Pay
With your Qantas Pay card, you can:
Make safe purchases anywhere Mastercard is accepted worldwide2
Withdraw cash at ATMs globally6
Earn bonus points when flying or shopping with Qantas14
Exchange money between the 11 different currencies added on your card4
Take advantage of weekly bonus point offers15
Transfer money out to your Australian bank account
Instantly send money to anyone who has a Qantas Pay card
Manage your card
With the Qantas Pay app, you can:
Add, send and exchange money
Track your purchases
View your balances in all currencies
Change your card PIN
Lock and unlock your card
Change the default currency (for adding money directly from your bank account or BPAY)
Take advantage of exclusive weekly bonus offers
Japan's top destinations
When you arrive in Japan it is, at first glance, a place led by modern technology. Cutting-edge, innovative approaches to life, such as capsule hotels and high-speed trains. However, once you start to scratch the surface, you realise the foundations of tradition and custom are the backbone.
Tokyo
There’s so much to see here, you could spend weeks just wandering around. The contemporary architecture is ambitious which makes it fascinating. Then there are the cutting-edge fashion shops and internationally celebrated bars and restaurants. Plus, you have the traditional beauty found in temples, shrines and imperial gardens. And then, if all that wasn’t enough, there’s always Tokyo Disneyland to visit.
Hiroshima
It’s a city with a tragic and very famous history, but thankfully it’s rebuilt itself and today thrives. Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park is a constant reminder of 6 August 1945, but rather than dwell on the atrocities, they have managed to transform the city into a city of peace. A thriving cosmopolitan community make this a wonderful and vibrant place to visit.