"......However, while that might be possible with 20 billion yen in cash, I don't think it would be very realistic to have that much in gold bars all in one place. Just as I said, gold is extremely heavy, so it isn't exactly convenient as a method of storing wealth. Sure, you could imagine someone gathering their fortune together as incredibly high-value stocks or precious gems. ...You often hear of people who traded their wealth for precious gems so that they could carry it around with them during the chaotic times of the war. ......But you don't usually hear stories of people exchanging their wealth for gold."