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katht8
katht8
almost 10 years ago
6 responses

What do we do now about getting a prepaid card as they've stopped doing the Suica card? Do we really have to buy individual tickets for every journey?

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Daniel-san
18835 posts
almost 10 years ago
Expert

Hi there!

Suica cards are more used than ever and are here to stay. I am not sure where you read about Suica going away but I can confirm that they are still usable in many places of Japan.

katht8
katht8
6 posts
almost 10 years ago

This certainly implies you can't get one anymore.

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Daniel-san
18835 posts
almost 10 years ago
Expert

Yes I can see the why that could cause some confusion.

The Suica + N'EX package was a special deal where you purchased a Suica card and a ticket for the Narita Express at the same time and you would then get a discount.

Instead you can now buy a Discount Ticket directly for the Narita Express and purchase a Suica card separately at the same time.

More information on Suica can be found HERE.

Hope this clears things up!
Daniel

katht8
katht8
6 posts
almost 10 years ago

Thank you for the info I would recommend you tell them to make the website a bit clearer as us tourists really need things made very clear.


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