Japan’s transportation can be considered well-developed and convenient, especially the subway and JR. Therefore, travel friends who come here like to use Suica.

Suica is a prepaid electronic currency used for riding and shopping.

Because in addition to taking the subway, it can be used on other buses, convenience stores, and drink vending machines.

There is no need to queue up in front of the ticket vending machine to buy tickets, just Simply touch it on the ticket gate to pay the fare;

This way you don’t have to take a lot of heavy coins. After Japan increased taxes, you will have a lot more change.

Another very important point is that this is a money-saving tip after the tax increase on April 1, 2014.

For example, in the subway, the tax was 160 yen before. The fare after tax increases to 170 yen when purchased at an automatic ticket vending machine.

However, if you use an IC card such as a watermelon card, it is only 165 yen. It changes in units of one yen, so it is recommended to use Watermelon Card is both convenient and saves money.

Suica is an indispensable piece of equipment for your trip to Japan. It can make your trip more comfortable and convenient!

Price

1,000? yen, 2,000? yen, 3,000? yen, 4,000? yen, 5,000? yen, Available for 10,000 yen.

When purchasing a Xigua Card at an automatic ticket vending machine or a station ticket counter, you will be asked to select the amount above.

The card will be automatically recharged, but the purchase amount includes 500 yen deposit.

For example, if you choose 2,000 yen and put in 2,000 yen, after the card is taken out, 1,500 yen will be charged to the card and can be used.

The 500 yen deposit will be returned to you when you return it to the transportation company when you return to your home country. So there is no disadvantage.

How to buy

Take JR’s automatic ticket vending machines as an example. Look at the picture below. As long as there is Suica on the head of the ticket vending machine, you can buy it. Watermelon card.

In the lower left corner of the screen of the automatic ticket vending machine, there is a button to choose to buy a Xigua card. Refer to the picture below. After pressing the button on the left, a big button for buying a card or recharging will appear on the right screen. , and then according to your needs, choose the button on the left to buy a card, and choose the button on the right to recharge (the machine in the picture below is like this. Different transportation companies will have different ticket vending machine screens, but they are similar. As long as you understand the purchase Just make a deposit). After pressing the big button, a screen for selecting the amount will appear. Select the amount, put in the money, and you can use the card.

This is what the monorail at Haneda Airport looks like. If you come from Haneda, there are no JR machines, so you have to use this one.

How to use

It’s very simple. Simply touch the Suica to the automatic sensor of the ticket gate at the ticket gate. There is no need to queue up to buy tickets.

When you get off the bus and leave the station, lightly touch the automatic sensor of the ticket gate machine, and the system will automatically deduct the fare from your balance.

If the balance is insufficient, you need to recharge Suica.

Suica can be used as an ordinary ticket. But it cannot be used when you take express, rapid trains and green (first class) carriages.

Please purchase the corresponding tickets in advance. Suicau also cannot be used on Shinkansen.

Available areas and means of transportation

JR East lines, subways, buses in the Tokyo area, and the Tokyo Monorail between Haneda Airport and the Tokyo area Can be used.

In addition to the Tokyo area, it can also be used in Sendai, Niigata areas, and some areas within Hokkaido, Tokai, Western Japan, and Kyushu.

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How to recharge

You can recharge at the "automatic ticket vending machines" and "automatic ticket replenishment machines" marked with the logo shown in the picture below. The maximum recharge amount is 20,000 yen.

Only Japanese yen can be used when recharging, and credit cards cannot be used to recharge.

Remember to select the recharge button as mentioned above. After pressing the recharge button, insert the card into the machine. A screen will appear for you to select the recharge amount. Select the amount, insert the money, and the recharge is complete. The card can be used immediately after being ejected. Please refer to the figure below for details.

How to shop? Other uses

The amount of money stored in Suica can be used not only for rides, but also for shopping.

It can also be used in various occasions such as in-car shopping, vending machines, coin-operated automatic lockers, convenience stores, and restaurants.

Suica is available in all stores marked with the logo shown below.

It can be used on the bus

It can be used in convenience stores if it has this machine

It can be used in beverage vending machines with markings

How to Return the card

You can return the card to them when you return to your home country. The validity period is 10 years. If you plan to come to Japan again within 10 years,

then take it back to your home country to avoid having to do it next time. purchase.

But remember that Suica cards issued by JR East can only be refunded at stations under the jurisdiction of JR East. Suica cards issued by other companies such as Tokyo Monorail cannot be refunded at JR East. They can only be refunded at various issuing companies. That is to say, where you bought it, you can return it there.

When the Suica is returned, the unused amount on the card and the 500 yen deposit will be refunded.

However, a handling fee of 220 yen will be charged. The refund amount is the balance after deducting the handling fee of 220 yen, plus the deposit of 500 yen.

For example, when the balance on the card is 1,000 yen, the refund amount is 780 yen after deducting 220 yen and adding a deposit of 500 yen, totaling 1,280 yen.

So I think if I want to come again, I won’t quit. But don’t lose it, Suica will not replace it if it is lost.

Anything else to add? If you run out of money? If you only have a deposit of 500, the 220 handling fee will not be deducted for the refund?

This was when I went there last year I learned this when I bought JR&suica? So use it with all your strength