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Life Card Gold ライフカードゴールド

Gold travel card · Life Card · Credit cards

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Life Card Gold is a Gold travel card from Life Card, issued on Visa and Mastercard. The annual fee is ¥11,000 including tax. Verify the current amount on the issuer page before applying. It earns LIFE Points at a published base rate of about 0.5% on eligible use; exclusions and rounding apply. Checked against the issuer's official lineup and product page on 2026-08-13.

Highlights
  • Annual fee ¥11,000 including tax
  • Earns LIFE Points at about 0.5% base rate
  • 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: 23+ with stable income guideline; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥11,000 including tax. Verify the current amount on the issuer page before applying.

Points and rewards

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

Points programme
LIFE Points
Base earning rate
0.5%
What a point is worth
Variable by exchange; calculate yen value before comparing
Best for

Traditional gold

Watch out for

Base return and fee

How you earn

Earning rule
Card-specific Life Points per ¥1,000; stage and birthday-month multipliers apply under current rules
Extra earning on this card
Gold benefits and birthday points
Programme bonuses
Birthday month 3x; annual-use stage; card-specific campaigns/cashback
Spend that earns
Eligible shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees, cash advances and designated transactions
Caps, registration and thresholds
Bonus and conversion minimums vary
Expiry
Up to 5 years when required carry-forward procedures/conditions are met

Using your points

What points can be used for
Cash back; gift cards/e-gifts; partner points; ANA miles; products; donations
Statement credit or cash
Cash-back exchange is available at a program-specific ratio
Shopping and merchants
Gift cards/e-gifts and products
Airlines and travel
ANA-mile transfer and travel-related items
Hotels
Indirect via gift/partner routes
Transit and e-money
Selected e-money/partner routes
Partner points and gifts
Multiple loyalty programs and ANA
Investing and charity
Donations; limited financial routes
Highest-value route
Highest-yen gift/partner route you will actually use; track extension procedures

Programme rules published by lifecard.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
¥11,000
Insurance
Travel insurance
Lounges and travel services
Airport lounges
Family cards and ETC
Family/ETC available
Networks
Visa · Mastercard
Stated eligibility
23+ with stable income guideline

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

Card facts

Network
Selectable networks: Visa and Mastercard. Benefits and the issuing company can differ by network.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥11,000 including tax. Verify the current amount on the issuer page before applying.
Fee waiver
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Rewards
Earns LIFE Points.
Base earning
It earns LIFE Points at a published base rate of about 0.5% 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
LIFE Points 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: 23+ with stable income guideline. 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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