I don’t know how much you know about Japan’s transportation card. Today I will tell you about Japan’s transportation card. You can learn about it and it will be really convenient when you go to Japan. There are many, go and see which ones are more convenient.

How to choose a transportation card? It depends on how you plan to play in Tokyo

Subway coupons

The Tokyo subway is very developed, with the most densely distributed METRO subway (メトロ, for example, covers almost every corner of Tokyo. Areas frequently visited in Tokyo, such as Ginza, Shibuya, Ueno, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, etc., can all be reached by subway. Check out the line map:

Tokyo Metro is operated by two companies. In addition to the METRO subway mentioned above (with 9 lines, there are also Toei Subway (with 4 lines).

If you take several subway rides every day on average It is very affordable to buy subway coupons when traveling in the city. Here are two common subway coupons:

Most recommended: ★★★★★

△TOKYOSUBWAYTICKET subway coupons

Both Toei Subway and METRO Subway can be used. There are 24-hour tickets, 48-hour tickets and 72-hour tickets. You can ride unlimited times within the corresponding time. The prices are 800/1200/1500 yen respectively. (Children aged 6-11 years old receive half the price

More commonly used: ★★★

△METRO subway one-day pass

Friends often mention it, but METRO subway The coupon can only be used on 9 METRO subway lines, and cannot be used on the Toei Subway. In addition, the price is not cheap (1,000 yen, so it is not very cost-effective.

JR

Like the subway, there are many JR lines densely distributed in the urban area of ??Tokyo. Generally speaking, there are JR lines near places with subways because they extend to the periphery of the city, such as Disney. , Mitaka Ghibli and other places, so it is generally wider than the subway lines

Most recommended: ★★★★★

△TokunaiPass. The Tokyo Metropolitan Area Pass is a value-for-money discount ticket. With it, you can ride all ordinary trains in Tokyo's 23 districts for free unlimited times in one day (including ordinary express, free seats in ordinary cars only.

Xigua Card or PASMO Card

You can use a variety of public transportation

If you go to a place where you go every day, subway, JR, private rail, and bus are all possible. If you encounter it, or if you think it is too troublesome to transfer to various tickets and need something simpler, it is highly recommended to use Xigua Card or PASMO Card. Xigua Card is more well-known among tourists.

Although there are no discounts. (For example, if you take the subway, it originally costs 170 yen but is only 165 yen with a transportation card, but it will be very convenient to transfer. You can take the subway, JR private railway, bus, etc., and you can also go to convenience stores and other places to spend money. Most commonly used in Tokyo The most popular transportation cards are Xigua Card and PASMO Card. The applicable scope of the two cards is almost the same. The Kansai ICOCA card can also be used in Tokyo, but the card cannot be refunded in Tokyo. Watermelon cards can also be used in other areas. Take the Watermelon Card as an example:

The most convenient place to buy a Watermelon Card is the self-service vending machine at JR station, and you can also recharge it in the machine. If you are worried that you don't speak Japanese and don't know how to buy on the machine, you can also buy it in advance on domestic Taobao and other websites, and it's the same.

SUICA card (watermelon is pronounced as suica in Japanese, so SUICA card is also called watermelon card. But the symbol of watermelon card is not a watermelon, but a cute penguin~

1. Functions of SUICA:

The official website introduces it this way - Suica is a prepaid electronic currency used for riding and shopping. With it, you can take the JR East Japan Line. , subway, bus and car.

With it, you no longer have to worry about change when you buy coffee from a vending machine or in the train, or buy a newspaper from a newsstand.

2. Scope of application: It can be used on JR East lines, subways, buses in the Tokyo area, and the Tokyo Monorail between Haneda Airport and the Tokyo area. IC cards are interchangeable with each other, so you can use Xigua Card wherever other IC cards can be used!!

3. Purchase:

JR East major stations It can be purchased at the multi-function ticket vending machine, JR ticket office (green window, JR East Travel Service Center). The operation of the automatic ticket vending machine is as shown in the figure: In addition to purchasing the Watermelon Card, you can also purchase ordinary tickets at the self-service machine.

4. Price:

The purchase price includes a 500 yen deposit. Different fees will be deducted when adults and children use the Watermelon Card. Children under 6 years old are free (picture from JR East official website in Chinese). Version

5. Taking the bus:

It is the same as taking the subway. Just swipe it on the sensor. Tip: Suica can be used instead of ordinary express tickets. For rapid trains and green (first-class carriages), you need to purchase the corresponding tickets in advance. Suica cannot be used on the Shinkansen.

6. Use the Suica card for shopping:

The Suica card can be used in the car Shopping, vending machines, coin-operated automatic lockers, convenience stores, restaurants and other occasions

7. Recharge:

Can be used at places marked with the logo as shown below. The maximum amount that can be recharged at automatic ticket vending machines and automatic ticket replenishment machines is 20,000 yen. Note: Only Japanese yen can be used for recharge, and credit cards cannot be used.

8. Return the card

Suica cards issued by JR East can only be refunded at JR East-controlled stations. Suica cards issued by other companies such as Tokyo Monorail cannot be refunded at JR East. The unused amount of the card and the 500 yen deposit will be deducted from the balance, and the refund amount will be the balance after deducting the 220 yen fee, plus the 500 yen deposit. p>

Refund example:

When the balance is 1,000 yen, the refund amount is 780 yen plus a deposit of 500 yen, totaling 1,280 yen.

When the balance is 100 yen, there will be no refund. Only the deposit of 500 yen will be refunded.

When the balance is 0 yen, there will be no refund of the deposit of 500 yen.

9. Validity period:

Suica that has not been used for 10 consecutive years will automatically expire from the last use date.

10. Others:

The lost water card cannot be replaced.

Tokyo Transportation

1. Subway: The Tokyo subway is very developed, and the subway has become the most popular mode of transportation among tourists coming to Tokyo. There is a complete version of Tokyo’s subway map in the Dream Travel app. You can download and view it yourself:

2. Bus: Tokyo’s buses have no ticket sales. When passengers get on the bus, they only need to take a ticket. There is a station number ticket on the door armrest. When you get off the bus, you can insert coins according to the fare displayed on the front screen.

3. Tokyo taxi:

Taxi is relatively expensive in Japan. , it is said that Tokyo has become the most expensive city in the world to take a taxi. Tokyo taxi costs 710 yen within 2 kilometers, and increases by 90 yen for every 288 meters thereafter. A 20 night fee is levied from 23:00 to 5:00 the next day.

4. Rent a car and drive yourself:

Since I can’t drive, I have never experienced renting a car and traveling by car. If you want to rent a car to travel, you need to show your Japanese driver's license or international driver's license and drive on the left. Many car rental companies have counters at the airport, and the car rental prices of each company are different. Cars are rented in 6-, 12- and 24-hour units. Gasoline is filled when renting. Return the car with a full tank of gas or pay the rental company for gas.

Subway

Introduction to Tokyo Metro The subways in Tokyo are mainly built by these two companies - Metro and Toei. Tokyo METRO (9 lines: Ginza Line G, Marunouchi Line M, Hibiya Line H, Tozai Line T, Chiyoda Line C, Yurakucho Line Y, Hanzomon Line Z, North-Nan Line N, Fukutoshin Line

Toei Subway (4 lines: Asakusa Line A, Mita Line I, Shinjuku Line S, Oedo Line E

Tips: When going to different places, don’t just look at their distance on the map Whether they are close or not depends on whether the stations they are located are owned by the same company, which can save money

How to take the Tokyo Subway

1. Directly swipe the Suica card

The use of the Xigua Card is very similar to the domestic all-in-one card. Each newly purchased card requires a minimum deposit of 1,000 yen, including a 500 yen deposit. When the balance is lower than the one-way fare, it cannot be used. , the 500 deposit and fare balance will be refunded when the card is returned, but a 220 handling fee will be charged. If the balance is less than 220, it will be deducted, so it is more cost-effective to use up the balance before refunding. In addition, Suica is also applicable to many convenience stores. and vending machines, very convenient.

This card is not only valid throughout the Tokyo area, but also in many places across Japan, even in Osaka and Hokkaido in Kansai. You can travel all over the world with one card. !

2. Metro one-day, two-day, and three-day pass_

This type of pass allows unlimited rides on the Tokyo Metro subway for one or more consecutive days. You can purchase it at the ticket machines or sales offices at each station. The date of use is calculated from the first time you use it. Tokyo Metro does not operate 24 hours a day. The "day" in the ticket name refers to the time from the first train to the last train on the day. The "two days" in the ticket name refers to the time from the first train to the last train on each day within 2 consecutive days, not 48 hours.