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Tokyo farecards (Was: Trip Report - Japan)
"Phelan" wrote:
If you are just in Tokyo I found the Suicard or Suica, I can't remember which, was very useful, it is a rechargeable smart card, you just keep it in your wallet and wave it over the turnstile as you go through, it automatically deducts the fare. You can load it up with credit at a machine. I found it useful as I didn't have to shag around working out the fare and using the complicated fare machines. Also I love new technology and coming from New Zealand where we don't use trains or any other form of public transport, the novelty value was irresistible ! Not speaking any Japanese - much to my Japanese wife's disgust - I found it required as little communication as necessary, and given you have to contend with the heat and unfamiliar symbols and a confusing route layout etc., this card made it all a bit easier. Definitely recommended, for the reasons you give. Unfortunately, none of the various prepaid farecards available in Tokyo offer any savings, but they do make travelling about much easier. The Suica card price includes a refundable 500 yen deposit. JR also has the IO card, which is a more conventional magnetic farecard that must be fed through the ticket barriers rather than just touched on the top. This doesn't require a deposit, though. Both of these cards only cover JR lines, but a Passnet card is available for use on all the subway and private lines in Tokyo. -- Dave Fossett Saitama, Japan |
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Tokyo farecards (Was: Trip Report - Japan)
Dave Fossett wrote:
"Phelan" wrote: If you are just in Tokyo I found the Suicard or Suica, I can't remember which, was very useful, it is a rechargeable smart card, you just keep it in your wallet and wave it over the turnstile as you go through, it automatically deducts the fare. You can load it up with credit at a machine. I found it useful as I didn't have to shag around working out the fare and using the complicated fare machines. Also I love new technology and coming from New Zealand where we don't use trains or any other form of public transport, the novelty value was irresistible ! Not speaking any Japanese - much to my Japanese wife's disgust - I found it required as little communication as necessary, and given you have to contend with the heat and unfamiliar symbols and a confusing route layout etc., this card made it all a bit easier. Definitely recommended, for the reasons you give. Unfortunately, none of the various prepaid farecards available in Tokyo offer any savings, but they do make travelling about much easier. The Suica card price includes a refundable 500 yen deposit. JR also has the IO card, which is a more conventional magnetic farecard that must be fed through the ticket barriers rather than just touched on the top. This doesn't require a deposit, though. Both of these cards only cover JR lines, but a Passnet card is available for use on all the subway and private lines in Tokyo. Cheers, glad that was useful, are you still there ? did you get any of the earth quake :-) |
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