Suica

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 an easier way to do this without going to an airport or major station to get a card? A card, I might add, that you could potentially misplace. My point is that while many may celebrate the return of the physical Suica, I want to remind you that the true way forward in 2024 is putting your Suica on your smart phone and just ditching the physical card altogether. So let’s discuss the ins and outs of using the Mobile Suica. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on the Suica App for iOS, but there are android options and even apps for other cards such as the Pasmo. Honestly though, the mobile Suica will take you most…