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JCB Platinum JCBプラチナ

Value-oriented concierge platinum · JCB · Credit cards

English support: No

At ¥27,500 one of Japan’s strongest price-to-service platinums, bundling Priority Pass, a 24-hour concierge, the Gourmet Benefit dining offer and travel insurance.

Highlights
  • Priority Pass and 24-hour concierge
  • Gourmet Benefit dining (1 of 2 diners free on set courses)
  • Comprehensive travel insurance
Things to consider
  • Modest ordinary reward rate
  • JCB acceptance is less universal overseas

Fees: ¥27,500 annual fee; value comes from concierge, dining and lounge use rather than points.

Points and rewards

This card earns J-POINT at a published base rate of 0.5% on eligible use, before exclusions and rounding.

Points programme
J-POINT
Base earning rate
0.5%
What a point is worth
Up to ¥1 per point depending on use
Best for

Concierge and Gourmet Benefit

Watch out for

High fee; verify guest/lounge usage rules

How you earn

Earning rule
Monthly eligible card spend: 1 point per ¥200; card-specific multipliers may apply
Extra earning on this card
Partner bonuses
Programme bonuses
J-POINT partner stores; J-POINT Mall; eligible cards may receive a bonus for each ¥500,000 annual spend. JCB Card W/W plus L are excluded from the annual-spend bonus
Spend that earns
Ordinary eligible shopping aggregated monthly
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Annual fees, fees/interest, cash advances and issuer-designated transactions; securities accumulation follows separate rules
Caps, registration and thresholds
Partner registration, merchant and annual-spend rules differ by card; credit-card accumulation generally up to ¥100,000/month
Expiry
General 2 years; Gold 3 years; Gold The Premier/Platinum/The Class 5 years from award month

Using your points

What points can be used for
Amazon checkout where eligible; statement/payment-related options; partner points; airline miles; gift cards/items; JCB travel and charity options
Statement credit or cash
Available routes vary; do not assume ¥1 per point for every bill-credit option
Shopping and merchants
Amazon with eligible PWP cards; partner points and digital/gift rewards
Airlines and travel
Airline miles and travel-related awards; transfer ratios vary
Hotels
Indirect through travel/partner awards
Transit and e-money
Partner-point/e-money routes vary
Partner points and gifts
Multiple partner points, miles, gift cards and catalog items
Investing and charity
Eligible securities accumulation earns separately; charity options available
Highest-value route
1 point≈¥1 routes or a high-value partner/mile route after checking the exchange chart

Programme rules published by jcb.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
¥27,500
Insurance
Premium travel/shopping cover subject to terms
Lounges and travel services
Priority Pass; concierge
Family cards and ETC
Family/ETC available
Networks
JCB
Stated eligibility
25+ with 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
JCB¥27,500Selectable network stated or represented at family level

Card facts

Network
JCB.
Annual fee
¥27,500 including tax for the primary card.
Fee waiver
No standing annual fee waiver.
Rewards
Earns J-POINT, the JCB programme that replaced Oki Doki points in January 2026.
Base earning
Around 0.5% base accrual on eligible spend; the card’s value is weighted to services, not the base rate.
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
JCB applies its designated overseas processing charge (published around 1.60%) on foreign-currency use; verify the current rate.
Insurance
Comprehensive travel insurance and shopping protection apply under the policy guide with limits and exclusions.
Purchase protection
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Airport lounge
Complimentary Priority Pass membership 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
Eligibility generally begins at age 20, excludes students, and requires a stable financial profile plus screening.
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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