How do you send post cards from Japan to the US? -

I m going to Japan at the end of the week and I thought it would be better to ask now. Is there a special postage stamp I need to buy?

Domestic post card shipment costs 50 yen. But international post card shipment is 70 yen. You need 70 yen stamp. I guess it s better for you to go to a post office and ask them if there is no mistake than putting a post card into a post. http://www.post.japanpost.jp/int/charge/...

When you go to the post office in Japan, say this: hagaki wo gaikoku ni okuritai kedo kitte wa ikura desu ka? (I want to send a postcard overseas, how much is the stamp?) and then they will answer, maybe make a gesture, write it down, or show you. then you can hold up your fingers to say how many you want... and say quot;onegaishimasuquot; (please) When you re in Japan, you ll notice you don t exchange money hand to hand. They ll put out a tray and you place your money there. They will put the change in the tray too. One of those cultural quirks.