With IC Special Pass
"Welcome Suica" is a convenient IC card offered by JR EAST, that allows you to shop and get on trains, buses, etc., with just a tap of the card.
There will be no refunds for any remaining charge on your IC card.
(Welcome Suica IC cards will not be collected after use.)
Narita → Tokyo 1-Day Pass
Haneda → Tokyo 1-Day Pass
Tokyo Metropolitan District Pass (Tokunai Pass)
One of these passes will come preset in the card.
Travel as much as you want all day within the designated area!
Because the pass is undated, customers will have to activate the pass themselves.
It will only be valid for the day (one day) in which it is activated.
Use this pass for unlimited rides on non-reserved seats on local and rapid trains from Narita Airport to Tokyo Metropolitan District, or within the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo. This pass is especially handy for business and shopping.
Use this pass for unlimited rides on non-reserved seats on local and rapid trains from Haneda Airport to Tokyo Metropolitan District, or within the 23 Special Wards of Tokyo. This pass is especially handy for business and shopping.
Unlimited hop on hop off travel using non-reserved seats in ordinary cars of ordinary trains (including rapid trains) in the 23 wards of central Tokyo
You can register and use other IC special passes on your Welcome Suica IC card after using up the preset special pass.
Discount tickets that can be registered with the Welcome Suica and Suica
The one-time activation process will:
Activate the card at a ticket vending machine or a multifunction ticket vending machine.
[If you are within the Suica area]
You can activate the card at a ticket vending machine or a multifunction ticket vending machine.
[If you are within the PASMO area]
Use your Reference Paper to check the validity period of your Welcome Suica IC card, information about the preset IC special pass, etc.
Customers should print the Reference Paper themselves, and carry it with them at all times during their travels.
You can print the Reference Paper at a ticket vending machine or multifunction ticket vending machine.
Tap your Welcome Suica card on the automatic ticket gate for one second, and you can get on the train without buying a ticket.
You can use your Welcome Suica card as the key to your locker, and use it to pay for the locker as well.
*You cannot split your payment between cash and your Welcome Suica card.
The Welcome Suica IC Card can be used for shopping throughout the country!
Use it to pay anywhere you see a Suica electronic payment mark, even in areas where it cannot be used for the train.
The Welcome Suica card can be charged at any ticket vending machine, convenience store, etc., with the logo. You can charge your card using cash, and the maximum amount you can charge is 20,000 yen.
Logo for Transportation IC Card Nationwide Network of Mutual Use Service
Current as of March16, 2020
For example, here is the expiration date of the card until the end of May 2025. Cannot be used from June 2025. Please be careful.
East Japan Railway Company IC Card Ticket Handling Rules (Terms and Conditions) (English)
If you plan to use the Suica for longer (29 days or more) and/or for your next trip to Japan*, you should use the regular Suica.
*Please be aware that your Suica will expire 10 years from the last date of use.
The information on this site is current as of March 2020, and is subject to change.
Photos/illustrations are reference images.