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About Suica

Smooth travel in Greater Tokyo with a Suica card

Suica can only be used in the area shown below.
Please purchase a ticket in advance when you travel outside of this area.
Area Map
  • Suica is a JR EAST prepaid IC card that allows you to ride trains without purchasing a ticket every time.
  • With just one quick touch, you can pass through ticket gates and your fare is automatically deducted.
  • An original design for customers from overseas.
  • Can be used in JR EAST stations in Greater Tokyo.
    Can also be used in the Sendai, Niigata, Nagoya, Shizuoka, Kansai, Okayama, and Hiroshima areas.
  • Can be used as e-money at a number of establishments in Narita Airport and stores/vending machines that feature Suica in JR EAST stations.
  • Can also be used for travel on most railways, subways, and buses in Greater Tokyo.
  • Can be recharged and used an unlimited number of times (however, only Japanese yen can be used and credit cards cannot be used).
  • You can take your card home as a souvenir and use it on your next trip to Japan (for a period of 10 years after the last usage).
Returns for unused Suica fares are accepted at all ticket offices where Suica is available (a ¥210 service charge will apply; the ¥500 deposit will also be returned).
Cards will not be re-issued in the event of loss.
Limited Express/Express/Green Car trains require a Limited Express ticket to be purchased in advance. It cannot be used for Shinkansen trains.
Suica User's Guide [PDF/2.6MB] (March, 2008)

March, 2008