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Diners Club Card ダイナースクラブカード

Dining and travel charge card · Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Club · Credit cards

English support: Partial

A ¥29,700 Diners Club card known for strong dining, travel and lounge services and an individualized spending limit rather than a uniform published ceiling; better as part of a multi-card wallet.

Highlights
  • Strong dining and travel privileges
  • Airport lounges
  • Individualized (not preset) spending limit
Things to consider
  • Diners acceptance is narrower than Visa/Mastercard
  • Best as part of a multi-card wallet

Fees: ¥29,700 annual fee; strong dining, travel and lounge services.

Points and rewards

This card earns Diners Club Rewards. The issuer sets the earning rule, the exclusions and the rounding.

Points programme
Diners Club Rewards
What a point is worth
Variable; bill credit is 100 points→¥30 with a 10,000-point minimum
Best for

Dining-focused premium card

Watch out for

Acceptance and 2026 service/fee changes

How you earn

Earning rule
Generally 1 point per ¥100 eligible spend; reduced/excluded categories apply
Extra earning on this card
Dining and travel benefits
Programme bonuses
Premium-card earning and mileage transfer options; campaigns
Spend that earns
Eligible card shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances and designated/reduced-rate transactions
Caps, registration and thresholds
Mileage transfer fees/caps and card-specific rules
Expiry
No expiry while membership remains valid

Using your points

What points can be used for
Bill credit; annual fee; airline miles; partner points; gift cards; products and experiences
Statement credit or cash
100 points→¥30, minimum 10,000 points
Shopping and merchants
Gift cards, products and experiences
Airlines and travel
Airline mileage partners and travel rewards
Hotels
Hotel/travel items and partners
Transit and e-money
Limited indirect routes
Partner points and gifts
Miles and partner-point/gift routes
Investing and charity
Donations may be offered; check catalog
Highest-value route
A mileage/annual-fee/item route with better value than the 0.3-yen bill credit

Programme rules published by diners.co.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
¥29,700
Insurance
Travel insurance
Lounges and travel services
Airport lounges
Family cards and ETC
Family available
Networks
Diners Club
Stated eligibility
Issuer screening; age/income criteria not fully published

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
Diners Club¥29,700Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
Diners Club.
Annual fee
¥29,700 including tax for the primary card.
Fee waiver
No standing annual fee waiver.
Rewards
Earns Diners Club Reward Points.
Base earning
Reward value is redemption-dependent; the card’s value is weighted to dining, travel and lounge services.
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
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Foreign transaction fee
Foreign-currency use incurs the issuer-designated overseas processing charge; verify the current rate.
Insurance
Comprehensive travel insurance applies under the policy guide with limits and exclusions.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Airport lounge access is offered under current 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 cards are available under the issuer fee and eligibility conditions.
ETC card
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Stated eligibility
Applicants must satisfy the issuer-stated age, income/status and other conditions; 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
Terms, rates, benefits, insurance and campaigns can change. Verify the dated issuer material before applying; no approval ranking or foreign-resident eligibility claim is made.

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