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d Card Gold U dカード GOLD U

Gold telecom and mobile-payment card · NTT DOCOMO · Credit cards

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d Card Gold U is a Gold telecom and mobile-payment card from NTT DOCOMO, issued on Visa and Mastercard. The annual fee is ¥3,300 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold. It earns d POINT at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply. Checked against the issuer's official lineup and product page on 2026-08-13.

Highlights
  • Annual fee ¥3,300 including tax
  • Earns d POINT at about 1% base rate
  • Domestic lounge benefits
Things to consider
  • The annual fee is a recurring cost — check that the benefits you will actually use exceed ¥3,300 a year.
  • Stated eligibility: 18–29; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥3,300 including tax. A stated waiver condition can remove it — check the exact threshold.

Points and rewards

This card earns d POINT at a published base rate of 1% on eligible use, before exclusions and rounding.

Points programme
d POINT
Base earning rate
1%
What a point is worth
1 point=¥1 for eligible uses
Best for

Lower-cost gold for eligible users

Watch out for

Ages out; fee waiver conditions

How you earn

Earning rule
Card-specific; standard d Card purchases generally earn 1 point per ¥100
Extra earning on this card
Docomo bill benefits
Programme bonuses
d Card merchant offers; Docomo telecom/service benefits on Gold/Platinum tiers; campaign/limited points
Spend that earns
Eligible card shopping and ecosystem transactions
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Electronic-money charges, fees, cash advances and designated transactions; some Docomo charges may not earn base card points
Caps, registration and thresholds
Telecom bonus rates, investment and campaigns have service-specific caps/registration
Expiry
Since 2025-12-01, ordinary points expire 12 months after last earn/use activity; limited points have fixed expiry

Using your points

What points can be used for
d POINT stores; online services; Docomo charges; d払い; JAL miles; products; donations; point investment
Statement credit or cash
Use toward eligible Docomo service charges; not general cash withdrawal
Shopping and merchants
d POINT partner stores and d払い
Airlines and travel
1,000 d points→500 JAL miles; monthly exchange cap applies
Hotels
Indirect via partner/travel services
Transit and e-money
d払い/partner uses; no universal transit cash-out
Partner points and gifts
JAL miles and selected partner/product exchanges
Investing and charity
d POINT investment and selected investment services/donations
Highest-value route
¥1-per-point merchant/Docomo use unless a planned JAL redemption is worth more

Programme rules published by dpoint.docomo.ne.jp · 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
¥3,300
Insurance
Phone protection
Lounges and travel services
Domestic lounge benefits
Family cards and ETC
See official page
Networks
Visa · Mastercard
Stated eligibility
18–29

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¥3,300Selectable network stated or represented at family level
Mastercard¥3,300Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
Selectable networks: Visa and Mastercard. Benefits and the issuing company can differ by network.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥3,300 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 d POINT.
Base earning
It earns d POINT at a published base rate of about 1% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply.
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
d POINT 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
Phone protection. 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
Domestic lounge benefits. 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
See official page
ETC card
See official page
Stated eligibility
Stated eligibility: 18–29. 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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