Japan Info Swap Blog

We’ve talked about IC cards before. There’s Suica. There’s Pasmo. There’s ICOCA. There’s Manaca. So many cards! But the good news is that most of them can be used throughout Japan’s rail network. The bad news is that due to a materials shortage, some cards like the Suica haven’t been available to the general public for years. Starting next month, you’ll be able to pick the Suica up from a few stations in the metropolis but what if there was …