how to use
1, manaca, like other national transportation IC cards, can be used in mainstream convenience stores.
You can simply think that this thing is the same as those of suica/icoca being used.
2. The word "bus ticket" cannot refer to a definite thing or a thing.
Broadly speaking, you can simply think that you need cash, just bring enough cash.
Especially if you don't have international credit cards such as visa/master/jcb, you should bring more cash. Even if you can swipe your card, you can't pay by UnionPay in most places.
UnionPay can only be used as an auxiliary means of payment, and it is difficult to rely entirely on UnionPay.
Manaca, like other transportation cards (except pasmo), needs to deduct a handling fee of 220 yen to return the deposit. However, when the available balance in the card is less than 220 yen, the remaining amount will be deducted as the handling fee, so the use of 0 will not be deducted.
Bus tickets are in cash.
VISA and JCB are the best cards in Japan. If you believe the phrase "Travel around the world, UnionPay will accompany you", you are finished.
If you use a card, convenience stores basically have visa/master/jcb, and cash or credit cards can be used. Big shopping malls generally support UnionPay, such as bicamera, Youdu Baxi, etc., and counter shopping malls such as Daimaru and Takashimaya are also widely supported. See what activities are more cost-effective.
It is recommended to purchase "JRPASS for the whole area", as follows:
Above, take the Shinkansen to and from more than two cities. Take Tokyo to and from Kansai as an example. The round-trip fare for the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka is basically 30,000 yen. There are also important JR lines between downtown Tokyo, Osaka and Kansai. It is recommended to buy JRPASS all over the country.
Travel across two or more areas. For example, starting from Tokyo and playing Hokkaido; Depart from Osaka and play Kyushu; Playing all the way from Kyushu to Tokyo, because the one-way JR fare in Kyushu and Hokkaido is very high, plus the Shinkansen fare from Honshu Island, using JRPASS is very valuable, which can save about 30% of the fare.
It is suggested that when making travel plans, the amount needed for each trip should be calculated in detail. If the sum is less than 2/3 or even lower than the price of JR PASS, it is more cost-effective to buy a one-way ticket or use a prepaid card for the whole journey.