Shibuya money exchange in 2026: the best rate, the fastest counter, and how much cash the Crossing actually needs
⚡ 30-Second Answer: Best rate in Shibuya is World Currency Shop Shibuya (Tokyu department store, Hachiko side, 10:00-19:00) — it publishes its rate online and is the one Shibuya counter live-tracked here, typically around mid −1% to −2.5%. Fastest is Travelex Shibuya Mark City (2 minutes from the Hachiko Exit, 11:00-19:00, 31 currencies) — pay a little more for zero detour. Latest staffed counter is Daikoku Shibuya (until 20:00). After that: a Seven Bank ATM with a Wise/Revolut card (about mid −0.5% plus ¥110/¥220), or a Smart Exchange machine in a 24-hour 7-Eleven or hotel (measured about mid −10%, Jul 2026 — emergencies only). The tout kiosks in front of the station are the worst rates in Shibuya — walk past. Rates are indicative and move daily; check the live rate before you go.
Quick Reference
Value
Best rate
World Currency Shop Shibuya (Tokyu, ~mid −1% to −2.5%)
Fastest
Travelex Mark City (2 min, 31 currencies)
Latest staffed
Daikoku Shibuya (11:00-20:00)
24h
Seven Bank ATM + Wise/Revolut (~mid −0.5% + ¥110/¥220)
Machines
Smart Exchange in 24h 7-Eleven / hotels (~mid −10% measured)
Cash for a Crossing visit
¥3,000-¥5,000
Last verified
September 2026
✓ Last verified: Sep 2026
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Shibuya has more than a dozen ways to get yen within 500 metres of the JR Hachiko Exit, but only three staffed counters worth your time: World Currency Shop inside Tokyu, Travelex inside Mark City, and Daikoku near the Crossing. Day-to-day rates trail Shinjuku's West Exit cluster by a few tenths of a percent, which is small enough that nobody staying in Shibuya needs to make the trip. This page covers where each counter is, which one to pick for your situation, what to do after 20:00, and how much cash a first-time Crossing visit really needs.
TL;DR
Best rate: World Currency Shop Shibuya (Tokyu department store, Hachiko side). Fastest: Travelex Mark City.
All three counters are within 5 minutes of the Hachiko Exit.
After hours: Seven Bank ATMs in the 7-Elevens around the station — 24/7 with a foreign card.
Skip the small kiosk changers on the tourist path — 1-2% (sometimes far more) below the chains.
Why Shibuya's rates are a notch behind Shinjuku
Shibuya's tourism is Crossing photos, shopping, nightlife and culture. The exchange scene is competitive but thinner than Shinjuku's West Exit or Ginza, and it splits into three zones:
Mark City + Hachiko cluster — the counters most visitors use, anchored by Travelex inside Mark City and WCS inside Tokyu.
Center-gai and Dogenzaka — small ticket-shop and pawn-shop FX windows; rates vary widely.
Shibuya Sky / Stream side (East Exit) — tourist-heavy, no dedicated counters; hotel desks only.
On the same day, the gap between WCS and the worst window on the tourist path is typically 1-2%, occasionally 4-5% at a tout kiosk — ¥1,000 to ¥3,000 on a $500 exchange.
What's the rate landscape in Shibuya?
Indicative spreads against the live mid-market rate — they move daily and vary by shop, so always check the live rate before you exchange (only World Currency Shop is live-tracked on Yen Finder):
Source
Indicative spread vs mid-market
World Currency Shop Shibuya
~mid −1% to −2.5% (live-tracked)
Travelex Shibuya Mark City
~mid −2% to −3%
Daikoku Shibuya
~mid −1.5% to −2.5%
Seven Bank ATM + Wise/Revolut
~mid −0.5% + ¥110/¥220 per withdrawal
Smart Exchange machines
~mid −10% (measured Jul 2026)
Small kiosk / tout changers
~mid −3% to −5%
Hotel front desk
~mid −4% to −7%
Where exactly should I go in Shibuya?
#1 for rate: World Currency Shop Shibuya
Inside the Tokyu Department Store on the Hachiko side, about 4 minutes from the exit toward Dogenzaka.
20 currencies
Rates published online and pulled into Yen Finder — the one Shibuya counter you can check before you walk
Hours: 10:00-19:00 daily
Wait: about 10 minutes on a weekday, 20-30 on a weekend afternoon
Come here when you are exchanging $300 or more and want the best number in Shibuya
#2 for speed: Travelex Shibuya Mark City
Mark City is the shopping building attached to the Hachiko Exit and the Keio Inokashira Line. Travelex is on the 2nd floor.
31 currencies including USD/EUR/CNY/KRW/TWD/THB/VND/MYR — the deepest menu in Shibuya
ANA/JAL miles on exchanges (roughly 10-20 miles per ¥10,000, depending on the partnership)
Hours: 11:00-19:00 daily
Walking time from Hachiko: 2 minutes; the transaction itself takes about a minute
Use it when you are short on time, need a rare currency, or want the miles. For a plain USD/EUR exchange it usually sits a step behind WCS, so on larger sums the four-minute walk pays for itself
#3 for hours: Daikoku Shibuya
A pawn-shop chain with an FX window 3 minutes from the Hachiko Exit.
Hours: 11:00-20:00 daily — the last staffed counter to close in Shibuya
Rates are usually competitive on USD/EUR but can vary day to day; read the WE BUY board before committing
#4 after hours: Smart Exchange machines
Self-service banknote machines dotted across Shibuya — inside SHIBUYA109, MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, MIYASHITA PARK, Bic Camera Hachiko, and several 24-hour 7-Elevens (Dogenzaka, Jinnan 1-chome, the East Exit store) and hotels (Shibuya Stream Hotel, Shibuya Tokyu REI).
12 currencies
Hours: follow the host venue — the 7-Eleven and hotel units run 24 hours, the mall units close with the mall (around 21:00)
Our July 2026 measurement put the rate around mid −10%. Treat them as the "everything is closed and I need ¥5,000 tonight" option, never for a real exchange
Need yen in under five minutes?
The classic Shibuya problem: you are at the Crossing, you want cash, and you do not want to spend the afternoon on it. In order of preference:
Seven Bank ATM in the 7-Eleven at the Hachiko Exit or Mark City B1 — 1 minute away, 24/7, two minutes at the machine, and with a Wise or Revolut card the best rate of all. Insert the physical card; tap and QR withdrawals do not work with foreign cards.
Travelex Mark City — 2 minutes' walk plus a one-minute transaction, 11:00-19:00. Fine for a $100-300 top-up.
WCS Shibuya — 4 minutes' walk. Slower, but the number to beat if you are exchanging more.
The kiosk on the tourist path — 30 seconds and the most expensive minute of your trip.
Both 7-Eleven ATMs and the counters accept the usual foreign cards and passports; below ¥100,000 the counters generally do not ask for ID, but carry it anyway.
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Last verified: 2026-09-08
Which Shibuya option fits which traveler?
If you're…
Best Shibuya pick
Why
Changing $300+ in daytime, want a fair rate
World Currency Shop Shibuya
Publishes rates online (the one counter live-tracked here), ~mid −1% to −2.5%, reliable
Just off the train at Mark City, want it fast
Travelex Shibuya Mark City
Right inside the station building — a step behind on rate, but zero detour
Carrying several currencies, or a rare one (THB, VND, IDR)
Travelex Shibuya Mark City
31-currency menu; one stop instead of three
Arriving after 19:00 but before 20:00
Daikoku Shibuya
The last staffed window to close
Stuck after the counters close
Seven Bank ATM, machine as a last resort
ATM ~mid −0.5%; machines ~mid −10%
Already carrying a Wise or Revolut card
Skip the counters — use a Seven Bank ATM
~mid −0.5% + ¥110/¥220, 24/7, no passport; Shibuya counters can't beat it
⚠️ The small ticket-shop money changers on the Center-gai backstreets are handy in a pinch, but their posted rate is typically 1-2% below the major chains, and the tout kiosks directly in front of the station are worse still. Always read the WE BUY number before handing over cash.
First time at the Crossing: how much cash do you actually need?
For a two-to-three-hour Crossing visit, ¥3,000-¥5,000 in cash covers everything a card won't. The surrounding area splits cleanly: the chains and the malls take cards and Suica, the small ramen shops, izakaya alleys and street souvenir stands often do not.
Activity
Typical cost
Card OK?
Hachiko statue photo
¥0
n/a
Coffee at Starbucks Crossing
¥500
✅
Lunch at a chain (e.g. Ichiran)
¥1,200
✅
Small ramen shop
¥1,000
Cash only
Small souvenirs (3-5 items)
¥3,000
Most shops ✅
Vending-machine drinks
¥250
✅ Suica
Shibuya Sky admission
¥2,400
✅
Total
¥4,000-¥6,000
Mostly ✅
A few practical notes for the area:
Suica does the heavy lifting. Trains, buses, vending machines, konbini and many small shops take it. Top up in Apple Wallet (Mastercard or AMEX — Visa often errors) or with cash at a station machine.
Bic Camera Shibuya, five minutes from the Crossing, takes foreign cards, Alipay, WeChat Pay and UnionPay, and does tax-free on purchases of ¥5,000 or more. Mark City shops and Don Quijote Shibuya are also tax-free venues.
Coin lockers at JR Shibuya Station cost ¥300-¥800 depending on size and take cash or Suica.
The night side of Shibuya is cash-heavy. Nonbei-yokocho under the tracks at the East Exit is close to 100% cash (budget ¥3,000-¥8,000 per person); the small bars and karaoke around Center-gai and lower Dogenzaka accept cards perhaps half the time. Pull cash before 20:00, not after.
What about the East Exit (Shibuya Sky / Stream area)?
The East Exit side — Shibuya Sky, Shibuya Stream, Shibuya Cast — has no dedicated exchange counter. What you will find:
Pocket Change kiosks for turning leftover coins into e-money — not for buying yen
Hotel front desks in the newer buildings — poor rates, last resort only
Smart Exchange machines in the Shibuya Stream Hotel and Tokyu REI Hotel — 24 hours, but at machine rates
For East-side travellers, walk back through the station to the Hachiko side for the counters.
What about late night in Shibuya?
The counters close at 19:00 (WCS, Travelex) and 20:00 (Daikoku). After that:
Seven Bank ATM in any 7-Eleven around the station — 24/7, English menu, foreign cards
Lawson and FamilyMart ATMs along Center-gai and Dogenzaka — also 24/7
Smart Exchange machines in the 24-hour 7-Elevens and hotels — banknotes only, machine rates
On most days Shibuya trails Shinjuku's West Exit by a few tenths of a percent on USD/EUR — small enough that Shibuya-based travellers do not need to detour.
Is there a Dollar Ranger in Shibuya?
No. Dollar Ranger's branches are Shinjuku West, Ginza, Roppongi and Tokyo Station; the chain itself points Shibuya customers to the Shinjuku West Exit store. Anything in Shibuya calling itself a "ranger" is not the chain.
What about Shibuya's KRW or CNY rates?
For KRW, Shin-Okubo (Korea Town, two stops up the Yamanote Line from Shinjuku) is the specialist area. For CNY, Shibuya's counters are competitive with Shinjuku's.
Can I exchange yen back to USD in Shibuya?
Yes — WCS, Travelex and Daikoku all buy yen back, at a rate typically 0.5-1% wider than the buy direction.
How does Shibuya compare to Ginza?
Ginza usually runs slightly tighter on USD thanks to Dollar Ranger Ginza 3-chome and two WCS branches, but the two districts are within half a percent of each other on weekdays.
Are the Travelex Mark City rates the same as other Travelex branches?
Within about 0.1% of Travelex Keio Shinjuku and the Haneda counters on USD on the same day; weekend boards can lag the weekday mid-market by a few tenths of a percent.
Can I exchange a large amount (over ¥1,000,000)?
Yes at all three counters. Expect to show a passport above ¥100,000 and to be asked for the source of funds on very large sums.
Do Shibuya hotels accept Visa/Mastercard?
The major hotels (Cerulean Tower, Shibuya Excel, Granbell, Stream) all do. Small guesthouses in residential streets sometimes don't — confirm before booking.
See live rates before you exchange
Open Yen Finder → tap Map → switch to Shibuya. WCS Shibuya shows today's board; Travelex and Daikoku appear with location and hours. Sort by "Best Rate" for today's leader.
Last verified 2026-09-08. Shibuya's exchange ecosystem is relatively stable; new entrants are rare. Store locations and hours follow the Yen Finder store database and each operator's official site.
