Suica is a rechargeable contact-less smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. Launched in 2001,
the card is usable currently in almost all area of Japan. The card is also increasingly being accepted as a form
of electronic money for purchases at stores and kiosks, especially within train stations. Far over 30 million
Suica cards are in circulation.
The card incorporates contact-less radio-frequency identification technology developed by Sony, called FeliCa.
The same technology is also deployed in the Edy electronic cash cards used in Japan and the Octopus card
in Hong Kong. These cards are available at card vending machines at the train stations that allow Suica.
A new card costs 2,000 yen, which includes a 500 yen deposit that will be refunded if the card is returned.
The remaining 1,500 yen is immediately available for train rides, and more money can be charged on to the
card in 1,000 yen, 2,000 yen, 3,000 yen, 4,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen increments at similar ticket
vending or fare-adjustment machines displaying the Suica logo inside each station.
One-day ticket
A 24-hour pass costs 700 yen for the entire lines of Tokyo-Metro lines. If you buy it aroundthe noon, you can
enjoy the main central area of Tokyo in the whole afternoon and the following morning hours in a very low
cost, without wasting valuable time.Toei subway one-day pass costs 700 yen, good for the entire lines of
Toei subway. One-day ticket is available at Tokyo-Metro and Toei subway lines at the fee of 1,000 yen.
This ticket allows unlimited rides on Tokyo subway lines for one day.
都営バス一日乗車券：500円
都営地下鉄一日乗車券：500円 One-day pass for Toei Subway
東京メトロ地下鉄一日乗車券：700円 24-hour pass for Tokyo-Metro lines
東京メトロ都営地下鉄一日乗車券：1000円
ストレスのない、時間節約、買い物に便利なカードシステム
執筆 医学博士 宮本順伯
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This information was provided by the Smokefree Hotel and Travel.
The article was written in September 2009, by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., Ph.D.
Information was added in October 2025.
