{"id":707,"date":"2023-01-19T14:58:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T14:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/?p=707"},"modified":"2023-06-15T09:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T09:53:42","slug":"jp-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/topup\/jp-post\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Top Up at a JP Post Bank ATM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For many new expats in Japan, a\u00a0JP Post Bank (a.k.a. \u2018Yucho\u2019) is the only fully fledged Japanese bank account available (most other banks require you to have been in the country for more than 6 months before they\u2019ll allow you to open an account), which means it\u2019s perfect for MobalPay users!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can top up your MobalPay account at an ATM in any JP Post Bank branch. It can be a little daunting if you\u2019re not yet fluent in Japanese, so here\u2019s a step-by-step guide to help you through the whole process:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_79914\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zM17iu05nW8?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On the first screen, select<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2018<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u3054\u9001\u91d1\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Make a transfer). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Next, press \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u4ed6\u9280\u884c\u3078\u306e\u3054\u9001\u91d1\u2019 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to send money to a non-Yucho bank.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll then be shown a warning about scams. Select the green \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u6b21\u3078\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Next) button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>When prompted, enter your bank book or cash card.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your <b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PIN<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. If the ATM diplays an error at this point, you may need to change your Residence Status with the bank. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/topup\/how-to-resolve-error-512u-when-topping-up-mobalpay-at-yucho-bank-atm\/\">Click here to find out how to do this<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll now be asked to choose the bank you wish to transfer money to. <span data-contrast=\"none\">Choose<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> \u2018<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u4e09\u4e95\u4f4f\u53cb\u9280\u884c\u2019 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">(SMBC Bank).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>When asked to enter the first character of the payee\u2019s branch name, choose \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u30a2<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>When asked to select the payee\u2019s branch name, choose \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u30a2\u30aa\u30a4\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0 (Aoi Branch).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Select the \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u666e\u901a\u9810\u91d1\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> option\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ordinary Deposit).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>When prompted, enter your <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Account Number<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. This is unique to you, and can be found in your MobalPay MyAccount.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Type the amount of money you wish to transfer and press\u00a0the green \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u5186\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (Yen) button.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Press the green \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u78ba\u8a8d\u2019 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">button<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The next screen <span data-contrast=\"none\">displays the bank transaction fee and the date when the transaction will be completed. Press the green \u2018<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u78ba\u8a8d\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> button<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll then be asked for your name. This may be pre-filled using information from your account. If not, p<span data-contrast=\"none\">ress the green\u00a0\u2018<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u5909\u66f4\u3057\u306a\u3044\u2019 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">button<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to use the registered name on the account.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Next, type a contact phone number* without hyphens. Press the green \u2018<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u78ba\u8a8d\u2019<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll now be asked to confirm that you agree to the transaction fee. Press <b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2018\u78ba\u8a8d\u2019 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Next, c<span data-contrast=\"none\">onfirm the transaction details. Press\u00a0 \u2018<strong>\u767b\u9332<\/strong><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">to confirm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>On the next screen, you can save your MobalPay bank details for next time. Press \u2018\u767b\u9332\u3059\u308b<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">if you wish to do this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Your registration and your transaction are now complete! Yo<span data-contrast=\"none\">ur top-up\u00a0will be added to your MobalPay balance within two<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0working days.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">*If you don\u2019t yet have one, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">we\u2019d recommend getting a SIM with a real Japanese phone number. You can use your MobalPay card to get a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobal.com\/japan-sim-card\/\">Mobal SIM<\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> which will give you a real Japanese phone number, and a range of data plan options.\u00a0<\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #e6f8ff;border: 3px solid #009dd6;padding: 15px;border-radius: 10px\">Please note, there is a delay from when you make your top-up payment to when we receive your funds from the bank. Because of this, it takes up to two business days before your payment gets into your MobalPay account. We will send you an email when your payment is in your MobalPay account.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many new expats in Japan, a\u00a0JP Post Bank (a.k.a. \u2018Yucho\u2019) is the only fully fledged Japanese bank account available (most other banks require you to have been in the country for more than 6 months before they\u2019ll allow you to open an account), which means it\u2019s perfect for MobalPay users!\u00a0 You can top up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[312],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-topup","tag-atm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":847,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707\/revisions\/847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.mobal.com\/mobalpay\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}