TSV
Transit IC Cards - TSV
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.
transit IC cards
Suica
PASMO
ICOCA
electronic money
railway
bus
national interoperability
code slug name description area autoCharge issuer launchDate mobileSupport paymentType
01 kitaca Kitaca A transit IC card issued by JR Hokkaido. Hokkaido (Sapporo, Otaru, Chitose, etc.) false JR Hokkaido 2008-10-25 false
02 pasmo PASMO A transit IC card issued by private railway and bus operators in the Greater Tokyo Area. Greater Tokyo Area (Tokyo Metro, Toei Subway, major private railways and buses) true PASMO Co., Ltd. 2007-03-18 true
03 suica Suica The most widely used transit IC card issued by JR East. Greater Tokyo Area, Tohoku, and Niigata regions true JR East 2001-11-18 true
04 manaca manaca A transit IC card for the Tokai region issued by Nagoya City Transportation Bureau and others. Tokai region (Nagoya Municipal Subway, Meitetsu, Aonami Line, etc.) true Nagoya City Transportation Bureau, Nagoya Railroad, etc. 2011-02-11 false
05 toica TOICA A transit IC card for the Tokai region issued by JR Central. Tokai region (Shizuoka, Aichi, Gifu, etc.) false JR Central 2006-11-25 false
06 pitapa PiTaPa A post-pay IC card for the Kansai region issued by the Surutto KANSAI Association. Kansai region (Hankyu, Hanshin, Kintetsu, Keihan, Nankai, Osaka Metro, etc.) true Surutto KANSAI Association 2004-10-01 false post-pay
07 icoca ICOCA A transit IC card for the Kansai, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions issued by JR West. Kansai, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions false JR West 2003-11-01 true
08 hayakaken Hayakaken A transit IC card for the Fukuoka region issued by Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. Fukuoka region (Fukuoka City Subway, Nishitetsu buses, etc.) false Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau 2010-03-13 false
09 nimoca nimoca A transit IC card for the Kyushu region issued by Nishitetsu and others. Kyushu region (Nishitetsu trains and buses in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu) true Nishitetsu and others 2008-05-18 false
10 sugoca SUGOCA A transit IC card for the Kyushu region issued by JR Kyushu. Kyushu region (all JR Kyushu lines) true JR Kyushu 2009-03-01 false