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Transit IC Cards - INI

Transit IC cards are IC card-type tickets and electronic money issued by railway companies and bus operators in Japan. Since March 23, 2013, the national interoperability service has been launched, making 10 major IC cards (Kitaca, PASMO, Suica, manaca, TOICA, PiTaPa, ICOCA, Hayakaken, nimoca, and SUGOCA) usable on trains and buses nationwide. In addition to transportation, they can also be used for shopping at stores as electronic money, becoming an essential infrastructure for daily life in Japan.

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[item.kitaca]
code=01
slug=kitaca
name=Kitaca
description=A transit IC card issued by JR Hokkaido.
area=Hokkaido (Sapporo, Otaru, Chitose, etc.)
autoCharge=false
issuer=JR Hokkaido
launchDate=2008-10-25
mobileSupport=false
paymentType=

[item.pasmo]
code=02
slug=pasmo
name=PASMO
description=A transit IC card issued by private railway and bus operators in the Greater Tokyo Area.
area=Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, major private railways and buses)
autoCharge=true
issuer=PASMO Co., Ltd.
launchDate=2007-03-18
mobileSupport=true
paymentType=

[item.suica]
code=03
slug=suica
name=Suica
description=The most widely used transit IC card issued by JR East.
area=Greater Tokyo Area, Tohoku, and Niigata regions
autoCharge=true
issuer=JR East
launchDate=2001-11-18
mobileSupport=true
paymentType=

[item.manaca]
code=04
slug=manaca
name=manaca
description=A transit IC card for the Tokai region issued by Nagoya City Transportation Bureau and others.
area=Tokai region (Nagoya Municipal Subway, Meitetsu, Aonami Line, etc.)
autoCharge=true
issuer=Nagoya City Transportation Bureau, Nagoya Railroad, etc.
launchDate=2011-02-11
mobileSupport=false
paymentType=

[item.toica]
code=05
slug=toica
name=TOICA
description=A transit IC card for the Tokai region issued by JR Central.
area=Tokai region (Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, etc.)
autoCharge=false
issuer=JR Central
launchDate=2006-11-25
mobileSupport=false
paymentType=

[item.pitapa]
code=06
slug=pitapa
name=PiTaPa
description=A post-pay IC card for the Kansai region issued by the Surutto KANSAI Association.
area=Kansai region (Hankyu, Hanshin, Kintetsu, Keihan, Nankai, Osaka Metro, etc.)
autoCharge=true
issuer=Surutto KANSAI Association
launchDate=2004-10-01
mobileSupport=false
paymentType=post-pay

[item.icoca]
code=07
slug=icoca
name=ICOCA
description=A transit IC card for the Kansai, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions issued by JR West.
area=Kansai, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions
autoCharge=false
issuer=JR West
launchDate=2003-11-01
mobileSupport=true
paymentType=

[item.hayakaken]
code=08
slug=hayakaken
name=Hayakaken
description=A transit IC card for the Fukuoka region issued by Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau.
area=Fukuoka region (Fukuoka City Subway, Nishitetsu buses, etc.)
autoCharge=false
issuer=Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
launchDate=2010-03-13
mobileSupport=false
paymentType=

[item.nimoca]
code=09
slug=nimoca
name=nimoca
description=A transit IC card for the Kyushu region issued by Nishitetsu and others.
area=Kyushu region (Nishitetsu trains and buses in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu)
autoCharge=true
issuer=Nishitetsu and others
launchDate=2008-05-18
mobileSupport=false
paymentType=

[item.sugoca]
code=10
slug=sugoca
name=SUGOCA
description=A transit IC card for the Kyushu region issued by JR Kyushu.
area=Kyushu region (all JR Kyushu lines)
autoCharge=true
issuer=JR Kyushu
launchDate=2009-03-01
mobileSupport=false
paymentType=