Timeline for What to do with one yen coins when traveling in Japan?
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| Mar 28, 2017 at 20:37 | comment | added | Kenji | The usual coin for temple donations is the five yen coin because five yen (五円）sounds like fortune（ご縁）, both pronounced go en. | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 2:11 | comment | added | lambshaanxy | YMMV, but putting one-yen coins in a temple collection box is a bit tacky. Locals would generally use at least 10 yen. | |
| Mar 26, 2017 at 18:35 | vote | accept | user32382 | ||
| Mar 26, 2017 at 2:41 | comment | added | RoboKaren | Some collect social security (生活保護), some collect a disability pension (障害者年金), some do day labor (日雇い), others collect scrap metal or cardboard. | |
| Mar 25, 2017 at 16:03 | comment | added | Jules | @RoboKaren not sure if this is substantial enough for a separate question, but as someone totally unfamiliar with Japanese culture, what do the homeless do in Japan? Is there just a thorough-enough set of social policies in place to keep them safe, healthy, and fed without begging? | |
| Mar 24, 2017 at 15:13 | comment | added | RoboKaren | Homeless in Japan don't usually beg. And if they did, they might be displeased with 30 cents worth of one yen coins. | |
| Mar 23, 2017 at 19:43 | review | First posts | |||
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| Mar 23, 2017 at 19:40 | history | answered | Christina | CC BY-SA 3.0 |