What are the benefits of welcome Suica?

Features of the Welcome Suica
  • No deposit is needed and the Welcome Suica can be used for 28 days from the date of purchase. ...
  • Get through the automatic ticket gate with just a tap of the card. ...
  • Quick and easy shopping in a wide variety of stores. ...
  • The Welcome Suica card can be used all throughout Japan.




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Benefits of Using a Suica Card ?? Using a Suica card can save you time and make travel in Japan much easier. You don't have to worry about buying tickets every time you ride the train, and you can quickly make purchases without carrying cash. It is also a bit cheaper!

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Each person needs one. Pasmo/Suica is read when touching the IC card reader upon entering and exiting a gate, and the correct fare is deducted from the card. The same card cannot be read entering twice at the same station.

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The JR pass is only worth it if you travel through different cities, if you are just travelling to Tokyo to Kyoto for example, I would just pay on the Suica. You can do the online calculator or just use google to calculate which trip is easier - paying individually on Suica or getting a JR Pass.

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You can keep your Suica card for your next trip. It will remain valid for 10 years. The Suica cards we offer are non-personal and are reserved for adult travellers.

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In Tokyo, the suica card and pasmo card are among the most popular. What is this? In Kyoto and Osaka, the icoca card is the most common. For local travel in Hokkaido, you'll hear most about the kitaca card in reference to IC cards.

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Smart cards like Icoca, Suica and Pasmo are valid across Japan, so don't worry about which one you buy. You can use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica for all trains, subways and buses in Kyoto. You can also use Icoca/Pasmo/Suica at many shops, especially convenience stores. Buy Icoca cards from vending machines at JR Kyoto Station.

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Easy: Use a prepaid transport card (like a Welcome Suica or Pasmo Passport) instead of a train ticket. From Narita, the card will cover your basic fare on the Narita Express or Keisei Skyliner into town and you can buy a reserved seat/express ticket with cash on the platform.

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No visitor to Tokyo should be without a Suica card and no visitor to Japan should be without a JR Pass. The Suica card is convenient for intercity trains and buses while the JR Pass saves you time and money when traveling through the country.

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You can recharge Apple Pay Suica with cash, and you can use it without a network connection: Apple Pay Suica works perfectly in Airplane Mode. This is handy for long train trips when you want to conserve battery power.

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Pasmo is your alternative to the Suica card and functions in a very similar way. The only difference being the company that provides the cards. It can be purchased at Haneda and Narita airports as well as all participating private railway and subway stations. A returnable deposit is required when you purchase a Pasmo.

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There is a charge of 220 yen to return a Suica card, which is deducted from the total. For refunds, a fee of 220 yen is subtracted from the total (a result of less than zero is considered zero), and then the initial 500 yen deposit is added.

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For a limited time only, you can buy a Japan Rail Pass from certain train stations and airports in Japan. Travelers should be aware it is more expensive to buy a JR Pass in Japan than to purchase the pass online.

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You can charge your Welcome Suica card (put money on it) in various places, including ticket machines at stations and in convenience stores. Just look for the mark. You can charge your card with cash. You can put up to 20,000 yen on it.

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