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UC Platinum Card UCプラチナカード

Platinum travel card · UC Card · Credit cards

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UC Platinum Card is a Platinum travel card from UC Card, issued on Visa. The annual fee is ¥16,500 including tax. It earns UC Points 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 2026-08-16.

Highlights
  • Annual fee ¥16,500 including tax
  • Earns UC Points at about 1% base rate
  • Visa concierge and airport lounge benefits
Things to consider
  • The annual fee is a recurring cost — check that the benefits you will actually use exceed ¥16,500 a year.
  • Stated eligibility: Stable income and social credit; students/minors excluded; issuance remains subject to screening.

Fees: The annual fee is ¥16,500 including tax.

Points and rewards

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

Points programme
UC Points
Base earning rate
1%
What a point is worth
Variable by redemption
Best for

Strong mid-fee platinum package; device repair and shopping cover

Watch out for

Redemption value and quarterly bonus conditions determine actual return

How you earn

Earning rule
UC Platinum generally 2 points per ¥1,000 eligible spend; card-specific rules
Extra earning on this card
Quarterly spend bonuses can lift effective return; selected program bonuses
Programme bonuses
Quarterly spend and named merchant/program bonuses
Spend that earns
Eligible shopping
Spend that earns less, or nothing
Fees/cash advances and designated transactions
Caps, registration and thresholds
Quarterly thresholds and bonus caps
Expiry
Check card/program terms

Using your points

What points can be used for
Bill-related rewards, gift cards/items, partner points and miles subject to current catalog
Statement credit or cash
Rate varies by route
Shopping and merchants
Gift cards/items
Airlines and travel
Mileage/partner routes may be available
Hotels
Indirect
Transit and e-money
Indirect
Partner points and gifts
Current UC catalog
Investing and charity
Limited
Highest-value route
Highest-value published route after quarterly bonus calculation

Programme rules published by uccard.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
¥16,500
Insurance
Overseas up to ¥100m; domestic up to ¥50m
Lounges and travel services
Visa concierge and airport lounge benefits
Family cards and ETC
Family/business partner card ¥3,300; ETC available
Networks
Visa
Stated eligibility
Stable income and social credit; students/minors excluded

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¥16,500Official current product

Card facts

Network
Visa.
Annual fee
The annual fee is ¥16,500 including tax.
Fee waiver
Not confirmed in reviewed official material (not the same as “no”)
Rewards
Earns UC Points.
Base earning
It earns UC Points 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
UC 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
Overseas up to ¥100m; domestic up to ¥50m. 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
Visa concierge and airport 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
Family/business partner card ¥3,300; ETC available
ETC card
Family/business partner card ¥3,300; ETC available
Stated eligibility
Stated eligibility: Stable income and social credit; students/minors excluded. 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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