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| Region | Japan |
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| Industry | Public transport Shopping |
| Launched | March 23, 2013 |
Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service (全国相互利用サービス, Zenkoku Sōgo Riyō Sābisu) is a system that allows for reciprocal use and interoperability between the country's ten most common transportation IC cards – contactless smart cards used on public transport with additional e-money functionality. Launched on March 23, 2013, the service allows riders of trains, buses, and other public transport to seamlessly use the same card in all major Japanese cities, across hundreds public, privately owned, and third-sector systems.[1][2] As of March 9, 2024, it is available on services run by 326 transit operators.[3][4][5]
The ten cards included in the Nationwide Mutual Usage Service and their issuing companies are:
- Kitaca (JR Hokkaido)
- Suica (JR East) – including Welcome Suica[6]
- TOICA (JR Central)
- ICOCA (JR West)
- SUGOCA (JR Kyushu)
- PASMO (Pasmo Co., Ltd.) – including PASMO PASSPORT[7]
- manaca (Nagoya City Transportation Bureau and Meitetsu)
- PiTaPa (Surutto KANSAI)
- Hayakaken (Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau)
- nimoca (Nishitetsu)
With some exceptions,[a] IC cards part of the Nationwide Mutual Usage Service typically cannot be used[b] for continuous travel between two areas served by different IC cards, but rather within each area or city.[2] All cards implement an RFID technology developed by Sony called FeliCa.[8]
- ^ Ito, Etsuro (October 2013). "Launch of Nationwide Interoperable Transport System IC Cards" (PDF). East Japan Railway Culture Foundation. Japan Railway & Transport Review. pp. 6–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2013" (PDF). East Japan Railway Company. August 2013. p. 46. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 ICカード乗車券取扱規則" (PDF). East Japan Railway Company. February 27, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "manaca 取扱規則" (PDF). MIC (Meitetsu). March 2, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "nimoca取扱規則". nimoca. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Suica". JR East. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "PASMO Areas". PASMO. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "About FeliCa Technology". Sony. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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