Japan IC Card Guide | Suica, Pasmo, ICOCA

Understand Suica, Pasmo, ICOCA, and other IC cards before you travel in Japan.

Card setup

Pick your starting IC card

1. Main region

2. Card format

3. Usage style

Interoperable cards usually work beyond their home region, but buying the common local option keeps setup simpler.

Suggested starting point

Suica（スイカ）

Tokyo & East Japan

Train

Bus

Convenience Store

Vending Machine

Suica（スイカ）

Tokyo & East Japan

TrainBusConvenience StoreVending Machine

PASMO（パスモ）

Tokyo & East Japan

TrainBusConvenience Store

ICOCA（イコカ）

West Japan (Osaka, Kyoto, etc.)

TrainBusConvenience Store

PiTaPa（ピタパ）

Kansai

TrainBusPostpay

OKICA（オキカ）

Okinawa

TrainBusMonorail

Kitaca（キタカ）

Hokkaido (Sapporo)

TrainBus