Why You Need an IC Card for Japan Travel! How to Buy & Use Suica Etc.

Now that IC cards are more readily available throughout Japan there is no reason for you not to get one. We go over all the nitty gritty details from how to choose the right IC card, how to buy an IC card, tourist IC cards, digitial ( mobile ) versions, how to recharge and more. You don't want to miss this!


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TIME STAMPS

00:00 About IC Cards
00:24 Why do I need an IC card?
01:08 Which IC Card should I buy?
02:46 Types of IC Cards
04:27 Tourist IC Card
05:31 Purchasing IC Card from vending machine
07:47 How to recharge an IC Card
09:01 How to install a digital ( mobile ) IC Card
11:33 Welcome Suica Mobile
12:01 How to use IC Cards on Buses & Trains
13:31 Additional IC Card uses
14:27 Refunds
16:10 Lost IC Card
16:22 Expiration


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