A little tidbit about shopping in Japan. Any opportunity you have to pay for something, you will actually be giving your money to a small plastic tray with rubber feelers across the bottom. Then you slide the tray to the cashier, they take your money, make change, deposit your change on the tray (usually fanning it out a la Vegas), and return the tray to you. It is always very clear how much you are expected to pay, how much you did pay, and how much they are returning. If you reach out to hand them the money, they will slide the tray out for you, as if to say, "Please use this tray and not my hand". I don't know if this is to protect them from the old "I gave you a twenty" - "no, you gave me a ten" or if it some other issue. Either way, it isn't a problem, just a curiosity that seems a little redundant. But that's okay! ;)
By the way, although it used to be the case that credit cards were not accepted in Tokyo, they are taken in many places now. However, cash is still king. From the big bills down to the one yen coin. Oh that little coin... If you think the US penny is unnecessary, try the Japanese penny (currently 1 Japanese Yen = 0.008232 US Dollar ).
Got to go, time to shop!
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