The Suica Card: How and Where to Buy Tokyo's IC Card

The Suica card is a type of rechargeable transport card that can be used all over Japan. Trains, buses, vending machines, coin lockers and convenience stores - these are just some of the ways you can use this IC card. Currently, a worldwide shortage in chips has reduced the supply of new physical Suica cards but you can still get them at some locations. In this video we cover where and how to purchase Suica cards, digital cards in the Apple Wallet and the tourist cards Welcome Suica and Pasmo Passport.

Aimee's channel: @RoyandAimee

== CHAPTERS ==
0:00 Intro
0:25 Overview of Japan's Transport System
1:31 Suica on iPhone Apple Wallet
2:13 Narita Airport & Tokyo Stations: Suica Cards
3:35 Haneda Airport: Welcome Suica & Pasmo Passport

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★★★ Credits ★★★
Intro sequence by the most talented Peter Laugesen

Creative commons images used in the intro:

[clrdtkf]

Going to Japan in May! This channel and its related website are all you need for planning a trip to Japan. Excellent info 👍

[crazybagoham]

Visiting Tokyo in 4 days! these videos have been such a big help and have really relieved my anxiety, its my first time ever travelling and Im doing it alone

[CB-sxxh]

I was so pleased and impressed that the IC card I saved from my trip in 2019 worked without a hitch on my trip last month!

[joycetan]

Finally, Crystal clear about the Suica!!! 😁👍🏻👏🏻🎫 Heard so many versions of it but Yours says it all! Thanks for sharing...

[drheystudio]

going to Japan in three days. This video literally saves me tons of time! Got the suica on my iPhone and now ready to go. Thanks!

[BPAIZZY]

This channel was the place where I was told how simple it was to get the Digital Suica card, thank you so much.

[julz_]

They can last longer than 10 years, as long as you return and use it again before 10 years pass by it re-sets. My Hokkaido variant from 2005 still worked late last year

[kennethlim]

Got my Suica card yesterday at JR East Travel Svc Cte in Tokyo stn. Do note there is a strict 1 card per person policy so bring your entire family if you intend to get for everyone...and also passports too, just in case. Children fare cards are however sold at another office 1 level below. Thanks Aimee

[sakib]

Thank you so much! Your video was much more helpful than the other one that made me hang around for 2 minutes (just to tell me Suica card cannot translate to English) and nothing was resolved. I've hit subscribe to your channel. I appreciate you simplifying things for us tourists.

[kitk]

I just got a suica today, June 5th 2024 from NRT T2 JR travel center. 5.30pm, zero que.
The center closes at 7pm (T1) and 8pm (T2).

[Dtrmelee]

We’re in Japan now. We saw YouTube videos of how it’s able to be accessible at certain stations. Which we decided to not get the welcome suica and left the airport to go to the stations that offered them. Mistake on our end as the ones we went to didn’t have any left and burned through a lot of our time waiting in line.

I say don’t bother. If you need a suica just grab it from the airport kiosk. And use that for the trip. I don’t think there was any deposit fee for the card so there is really no reason not to just get one so at least you have access to a suica card while there. If you want to try and find an actual suica card while you’re in Japan you can and if all else fails you at least have the welcome suica available to you.

[RoyandAimee]

Phew that was a lot of places to visit to find out all the info on Suica! Hope it helps and everyone has a great trip to Japan! 😊

[rych]

I binged a lot of your videos before my trip last week. (Such a great channel)

Flew into Haneda. and got a "Welcome Suica" with no problems whatsoever. Probably used the same machine as in the video! 😂😂

[poemart]

Very accurately described the travel cards in Japan

[jdavid]

Straightforward info & crystal clear. You’ve earned a new subscriber. Will watch your other videos for our trip in Oct. Thanks!

[castollo]

I have a trip to Tokyo, Japan this June. This video was very good. Thanks.

[kyleb]

Just wrapped up my trip in Tokyo. You can get a Pasmo card at Haneda and it makes everything so simple

[JalaalElasmar]

Glad to see Suica is starting to become available to purchase again.

[nicole_shizuko]

Love you for this! I'm moving to Tokyo in September and I was a bit confused about the 2 cards, so thank you! I just downloaded it to my iphone.

[Violianom]

Super helpful! Wish I knew this before I left the airport. We were trying to get one at a station in Yokohama and were surprised to see it was suspended! Gonna go out to Tokyo station today to get it