Hello, It depends where "here" is. If you're American, the exchange rates are horrible - buy your yen in Japan. But the best way, as said, is really through your ATM card at a Japanese 7-11 or post office.
We took a lot of yen last year ordered from the bank .We had a lot left over as we used credit card in many places .This year we ran out 3rd week sadly Brexit occured that week and got terrible rate in bank Tokyo .
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If you really must buy your yen, I suggest you hold off until you are in Japan. Most people don't have access to competitive rates outside of Japan.
Personally, I like to keep my cash at home and do ATM withdrawals on a Chip & PIN debit card when I'm in Japan.
It depends where "here" is. If you're American, the exchange rates are horrible - buy your yen in Japan. But the best way, as said, is really through your ATM card at a Japanese 7-11 or post office.
See these sites for more info.
http://www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp/en/ias/en_ias_index.html
http://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/card2.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2208.html
You can also see what Japanese money looks like at
http://www.thejapanfaq.com/japanfaq1c.html
Note that you can not use
1 or 5 yen coins in vending machines and phones.