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Gold travel card · Idemitsu Credit · Credit cards

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apollostation The Gold is a Gold travel card from Idemitsu Credit, issued on Visa, Mastercard, JCB and American Express. The annual fee is ¥11,000 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold. It earns Plus Points / fuel discount; the issuer sets out the earning rule, exclusions and rounding on its own pages. Checked against the issuer's official lineup and product page on 2026-08-16.

Highlights
  • Annual fee ¥11,000 including tax
  • Earns Plus Points / fuel discount
  • Airport lounges
Things to consider
  • The annual fee is a recurring cost — check that the benefits you will actually use exceed ¥11,000 a year.
  • Stated eligibility: 25+ guideline / stable income; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥11,000 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.

Points and rewards

This card earns Platinum Points / fuel discount. The issuer sets the earning rule, the exclusions and the rounding.

Points programme
Platinum Points / fuel discount
Best for

Fuel-focused gold

Watch out for

Annual-spend waiver and fuel volumes

How you earn

Earning rule
See card-specific official page; earning unit varies
Extra earning on this card
Fuel and gold benefits
Programme bonuses
Card-specific merchant, annual-spend and campaign benefits
Spend that earns
Eligible card shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances and issuer-designated transactions
Caps, registration and thresholds
Merchant, campaign, registration and annual-spend caps may apply

Using your points

What points can be used for
Card/program-specific merchant use, statement credit, partner points, miles, gift items or cash back as published
Statement credit or cash
Check official program
Shopping and merchants
Check official program
Airlines and travel
Check mileage/travel partners
Hotels
Check hotel/travel partners
Transit and e-money
Check e-money/transit routes
Partner points and gifts
Check current exchange catalog
Investing and charity
Check investment/donation routes
Highest-value route
Use the highest-value route that matches actual spending; avoid valuing unusable transfers at face value

Programme rules published by idemitsucard.com · Recorded from official material on 2026-08-17.Official program rule + card product page; temporary campaigns excluded unless labeled

Benefits

Standing benefits only — short-term signup campaigns are deliberately excluded.

Annual fee and waivers
¥11,000
Insurance
Travel insurance
Lounges and travel services
Airport lounges
Family cards and ETC
Family/ETC available
Networks
Visa · Mastercard · JCB · American Express
Stated eligibility
25+ guideline / stable income

Issuance and the credit limit remain subject to the issuer’s screening.

Network variants

The networks this card is issued on. The issuing company, the annual fee and where the card is accepted can differ by network.

NetworkAnnual feeNote
Visa¥11,000Selectable network stated or represented at family level
Mastercard¥11,000Selectable network stated or represented at family level
JCB¥11,000Selectable network stated or represented at family level
American Express¥11,000Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
Selectable networks: Visa, Mastercard, JCB and American Express. Benefits and the issuing company can differ by network.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥11,000 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.
Fee waiver
A waiver is stated for the conditions on the issuer page; confirm the exact threshold.
Rewards
Earns Plus Points / fuel discount.
Base earning
It earns Plus Points / fuel discount; the issuer sets out the earning rule, exclusions and rounding on its own pages.
Bonus conditions
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Point expiry
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Redemption
Plus Points / fuel discount sets the redemption options and the value of a point on its own programme page; the same earning rate is worth different amounts as a statement credit, partner points or miles.
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the issuer-designated overseas processing charge; verify the current percentage before travelling.
Insurance
Travel insurance. Activation, covered persons, limits and exclusions follow the policy guide.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Airport lounges. Access, guest and visit conditions are set by the current benefit terms.
Transit
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Digital wallets
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Family cards
Family/ETC available
ETC card
Family/ETC available
Stated eligibility
Stated eligibility: 25+ guideline / stable income. Issuance and limits remain subject to screening; no approval-likelihood claim is made.
Application
Apply through the issuer channel. The issuer, not this site, decides issuance and the credit limit.
Payment settings
One-time, installment, bonus and revolving choices have different availability, fees and conditions; verify the selected setting.
Revolving payment
Revolving payment incurs the issuer-disclosed fee. Confirm automatic-revolving enrollment and any later-payment conversion before and after applying.
Cash advance
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Limitations
Recorded from the issuer lineup and product page on the stated date. Terms, rates, benefits, insurance and campaigns can change; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

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