MoneyInJapan

Epos Gold Card エポスゴールドカード

Optimizable fee-waivable gold · Marui (Epos) · Credit cards

English support: No

A ¥5,000 gold Visa that becomes permanently free by invitation, family-gold referral or ¥500,000 of qualifying annual spend — one of Japan’s most optimizable cards through selected-shop bonuses and annual awards.

Highlights

  • Permanent waiver at just ¥500,000 annual spend
  • Selected-shop bonuses (choose 3 categories)
  • Annual-spend point awards and domestic lounges
Things to consider
  • Optimizing requires directing spend to selected categories
  • Some transactions are excluded from qualifying spend

Fees: ¥5,000 annual fee, permanently waived by invitation or after ¥500,000 of qualifying annual spend.

Card facts

Network
Visa.
Annual fee
¥5,000 for direct applicants; permanently free by invitation, family-gold referral or ¥500,000 qualifying annual spend.
Fee waiver
Permanently waived once qualifying annual spend reaches ¥500,000, or via invitation/family-gold referral.
Rewards
Earns Epos Points.
Base earning
Around 0.5% base plus selected-shop uplifts and annual-spend bonus points; exclusions apply.
Bonus conditions
Selected-shop 3x, annual-spend bonuses and campaigns require registration or reaching a spend threshold.
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 designated overseas handling charge (around 3.85% on Epos cards); verify the current rate.
Insurance
Travel insurance is subject to activation, limits and exclusions in the current guide.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Complimentary domestic airport lounges are 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
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
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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