But do not use your physical Suica card to create your digital Suica card on your phone, it invalidates and makes the physical card useless! Mistakes were made, lessons were learned lol
I’ve tried using the digital Suica card on my IPhone, but every time I’ve tried adding some money, every single card in my phone got rejected. Do you know if there’s any explanation for that?
Ok, it seems visa in the USA does not work, my suggestion is to try AMEX or Mastercard, or as some people are doing .. creating a middle man via a currency account like Revolut or apple card which allows you create a virtual apple pay card. Once its set up it operates the same as a normal card and can even be topped up at kiosks in Japan@@619AGT
@@NinjaMonkeyguy So basically Apple Cash would be the only way to do it? Because I also tried a Mastercard, and for some reason there was a message that said Apple Pay does not support the Mastercard I have.
There is a hidden trick not many people know. You can still get the normal Suica card or also Pasmo if you buy it with a one day ticket. For Suica, just go to any black colored JR ticket machine and click on value tickets, the 760 yen ticket and then you will have the option to add it on a new Suica. The ticket will also allow you to ride JR lines within Tokyo wards on the day you bought it. For a Pasmo, go to any major Tokyo Metro or Toei Subway station, click on value tickets and the process is kind of different depending on where you are but just make sure to get the Pasmo version and not the regular paper version.
for anyone asking for Androids, the japanese cash cards use a diffrent NFC frequency. You need a Android phone that was bought in japan (ebay?). Technically your android phone 100% supports it, but this is locked behind a license so your phone will not support it. because 99% of the world don't need it. It's only unlocked on Android phones bought in Japan (Or by flashing your andorid phone with a Janapese unlocked kernel & os)
Hey Ninja, I'm currently in Japan. I will try the tokyo station to see if I can get the secret suica. I noticed a 100 year anniversary one is for sale as well.
It might be too late unless you can get the visitor version from the vending machine ..info for other centers here www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/customer_support/service_center_tokyo.html
@@NinjaMonkeyguy for normal green suica card, can you still get them in Shinjuku/Shibuya station, or they are extremely limited? Will be going in 2 months
Nosotros fuimos a la de shinjuku y a Ueno a preguntar en las estaciones y nos dijeron en todas que la venta estaba cerrada, no fue hasta ya que preguntamos en Akita que la pudimos hacer
por que no se pregunta en el ticket office de la estacion, tienes que ir especificamente a JR east travel center que no es el ticket office... aun estan en venta
You’d need a physical ic card, (no child digital suica as far as I’m aware) these are available either via the children’s welcome suica or the normal children’s suica .. you’d need to go the a station for example I know Ueno station had them at the entrance of the central gates.. you need to queue up and present the child’s passport
in terms of Airport availability they should be but this seems to be forever changing! It has been at Narita on and off, dont worry you can still get one or a normal one when in tokyo in the meantime just purchase a normal ticket if they are not available.. Also, it seems from reports that you might be able to get a normal suica at Narita (but this is not confirmed)
For this card, does it work on a mobile Suica from Apple Pay outside Japan as long as I can successfully register the 17-digit IC card number and date of birth? I plan on topping up using cash, not my Visa card as it’s not a Japanese bank card.
you dont need a physical card to set up a digital suica on apple pay. simply follow these instructions no 17 digit or app needed ruclips.net/user/shorts_hYwQZP1Tdw
@@bbb229 you can recharge at station recharge points or conbini.. I have a train guide that covers part of that if you are interested: ruclips.net/video/ofMBceVfGlM/видео.html
I’m still confused about iPhone use. I downloaded the Suica App (by stealth as I’m in UK) but it’s only in Japanese 😢. I’ve read that US and Oz have versions in English but that’s too much stealth for me to bother with. Am I missing something?
Hey sorry for the delay, You dont need to download the suica app.. if you are on the iphone you simply head over to the apple wallet and add it from there (press the plus button and follow instructions). sometimes visa doesnt work so use an apple pay method if possible
Haha.. I can assure it works properly, this is very bizzare of they said that.. ignore,… I do agree the Suica app is redundant though unless you need to figure out your Suica ID to link it online
The NFC frenquency is only for japanese cash cards, to 99% of the world don't need extra license unlocked. So you need a Android phone bought in Japan for unlock , or a very complicated flashed android phone with unlocked japanese kernel & os
I m back to my country from Japan .. if it’s 10 years valid, can my relatives or friends who wish to travel to Japan , use it ?? Or it’s only for the person who purchased it
So are standard Suica cards back? I'm flying into Haneda and don't want to get a Welcom Suica since I'm going to be there for more than 28 days and have read these cannot he reloaded. I also don't have an iPhone I have Samsung, so I can't get the electronic card.
If you can get a digital suica and you can top up using your bank card it’s a game changer! No more topping up at the kiosk and a way to go “cashless” by paying more with Suica :)
@NinjaMonkeyguy that's a nice convenience. I just dont like depending everything on a phone. You lose your phone, thats it. Loading the Suica card on a station is not a hassle anyway :)
Nope.. this is 100% true and you Need to go to JR EAST TRAVEL COUNTER (where you get the jr pass) these are limited per day and may run out but are usually restocked daily OFFICIAL INFO: www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/index.html .. I TRIED AND TESTED THIS MYSELF AT SHIBUYA and others have gone to the other stations, DO NOT go the regular ticket offices MUST be JR EAST TRAVEL CENTER at the Jr pass exchange counter
@@pancyn5914 head to the wallet app on the iPhone and click on the top right plus (Add button) then go to Transit and choose Japan, once you choose your card and top it up using Apple Pay it will be good to go! good luck :)
@@NinjaMonkeyguy I’ve already reserved my Shinkansen tickets through JREast. Can I pick them up at an electronic kiosk or do I have to go to their office. I’ll be picking them up in Narita Airport terminal 1. Great short by the way, very informative
But do not use your physical Suica card to create your digital Suica card on your phone, it invalidates and makes the physical card useless! Mistakes were made, lessons were learned lol
Yes the whole point is having a digital one if you can’t access a physical one no need to use the physical one via apple wallet
I’ve tried using the digital Suica card on my IPhone, but every time I’ve tried adding some money, every single card in my phone got rejected.
Do you know if there’s any explanation for that?
@@619AGT it has to be AmEx or Mastercard and if you are not in Japan at the moment it needs to be business hours in Japan.
Ok, it seems visa in the USA does not work, my suggestion is to try AMEX or Mastercard, or as some people are doing .. creating a middle man via a currency account like Revolut or apple card which allows you create a virtual apple pay card. Once its set up it operates the same as a normal card and can even be topped up at kiosks in Japan@@619AGT
@@NinjaMonkeyguy So basically Apple Cash would be the only way to do it? Because I also tried a Mastercard, and for some reason there was a message that said Apple Pay does not support the Mastercard I have.
There is a hidden trick not many people know. You can still get the normal Suica card or also Pasmo if you buy it with a one day ticket. For Suica, just go to any black colored JR ticket machine and click on value tickets, the 760 yen ticket and then you will have the option to add it on a new Suica. The ticket will also allow you to ride JR lines within Tokyo wards on the day you bought it.
For a Pasmo, go to any major Tokyo Metro or Toei Subway station, click on value tickets and the process is kind of different depending on where you are but just make sure to get the Pasmo version and not the regular paper version.
Youre a king for this information!
I got mine at Narita Airport a few days ago.
Welcome one or the green one?
Good to know! Thanks
Do they have the welcome suica?
@@jesenialuquin3752 no, just the regular one
Hii where do you pick up one? Is there a store nearby to get one?
for anyone asking for Androids, the japanese cash cards use a diffrent NFC frequency. You need a Android phone that was bought in japan (ebay?). Technically your android phone 100% supports it, but this is locked behind a license so your phone will not support it. because 99% of the world don't need it. It's only unlocked on Android phones bought in Japan (Or by flashing your andorid phone with a Janapese unlocked kernel & os)
Is this also the case for apple wallet? Or is apple's NFC the same freq in Japan?
@Amir-jn5mo you can set it up in apple wallet
I've kept mine as a souvenir from last year's visit. Will it still be valid if I bring it with me this year?
If you do not use your Suica for 10 years from the date you last used it, it will stop working.
So the Suica you have can still be used!
From Japanese
If its a normal ic card yep should be fine
Still have mine. Got it in February and kept it knowing I will be back.
I have mine since 2017
Great short
Hey Ninja, I'm currently in Japan. I will try the tokyo station to see if I can get the secret suica. I noticed a 100 year anniversary one is for sale as well.
If not try some of the others remembering it’s not the station but the JR travel centre (where the JR pass is exchanged counter )
Hey, have you been able to get your secret suica?
@esunas7588 not yet. Been traveling to other parts of japan. Currently headed back to tokyo. I've been using my welcome suica a lot.
Hi! Would like to ask on what the difference is between the ¥1000 and ¥2000 Suica cards are? Is the ¥2000 one which expires in 10yrs if not used?
If it’s the normal Suica then it’s simply more credit
Wonder if you know if operating hours of this attendants ? I am arriving at 10.30 pm at haneda. Would really want a physical green suica to be used.
It might be too late unless you can get the visitor version from the vending machine ..info for other centers here www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/customer_support/service_center_tokyo.html
suica card are back in business? i thought they had a chip shortage issue that makes them no longer available?
Nope you can only get them at the airports and Tokyo central
Yep they are back but ONLY for foreign passports and NOT at the normal kiosk or ticket office you NEED to go to the JR EAST TRAVEL CENTER
@br117p7 incorrect (for the normal suica anyway)
@@NinjaMonkeyguy for normal green suica card, can you still get them in Shinjuku/Shibuya station, or they are extremely limited? Will be going in 2 months
@wilsonwu1106 at the jr east travel center counter NOT the machines or the normal ticket counters
What is the name of the station in Tokyo that can get a SUICA card?
Most JR stations in tokyo with JR EAST TRAVEL CENTER for example UENO, SHIBUYA, TOKYO, SHINJUKU .. but NOT at the normal ticket office
Nosotros fuimos a la de shinjuku y a Ueno a preguntar en las estaciones y nos dijeron en todas que la venta estaba cerrada, no fue hasta ya que preguntamos en Akita que la pudimos hacer
por que no se pregunta en el ticket office de la estacion, tienes que ir especificamente a JR east travel center que no es el ticket office... aun estan en venta
Yo compré la mía en la estación de Tokio, fui en autobús justo fue hace 3 días
I got one no prob. Go to B1F at Narita airport. Fitst day confusing then easy
but NOT the normal suica right? the welcome suica or pasmo
Do they have the welcome suica?
Hi. Is suica card available at the Narita Airport?
All the info you need is in this short
@@NinjaMonkeyguy Hi. I watched it before but unfortunately.. Narita was not mentioned.
Any suggestion for suica card for those travellinv with kids? If a physical card is not available?
You’d need a physical ic card, (no child digital suica as far as I’m aware) these are available either via the children’s welcome suica or the normal children’s suica .. you’d need to go the a station for example I know Ueno station had them at the entrance of the central gates.. you need to queue up and present the child’s passport
This is for under 12 yo I believe
I am visiting Japan this month and I wanted to know if red suica visitor cards can be purchased at narita airport as I will be arriving at 6:30 pm
in terms of Airport availability they should be but this seems to be forever changing! It has been at Narita on and off, dont worry you can still get one or a normal one when in tokyo in the meantime just purchase a normal ticket if they are not available.. Also, it seems from reports that you might be able to get a normal suica at Narita (but this is not confirmed)
@@NinjaMonkeyguy thank you so much!
Is it already available since January first?
Well yes in those locations however the numbers are limited
For this card, does it work on a mobile Suica from Apple Pay outside Japan as long as I can successfully register the 17-digit IC card number and date of birth? I plan on topping up using cash, not my Visa card as it’s not a Japanese bank card.
you dont need a physical card to set up a digital suica on apple pay. simply follow these instructions no 17 digit or app needed ruclips.net/user/shorts_hYwQZP1Tdw
This card is only for traveling by public transfer in Tokyo ? Also can you charge it somewhere ?
it can be used in most cities nationwide and can also be used for purchases
@@NinjaMonkeyguy thanks, and how can you (re)charge it, or is it useless once all money on it is used.
@@bbb229 you can recharge at station recharge points or conbini.. I have a train guide that covers part of that if you are interested: ruclips.net/video/ofMBceVfGlM/видео.html
I’m still confused about iPhone use. I downloaded the Suica App (by stealth as I’m in UK) but it’s only in Japanese 😢. I’ve read that US and Oz have versions in English but that’s too much stealth for me to bother with. Am I missing something?
Hey sorry for the delay, You dont need to download the suica app.. if you are on the iphone you simply head over to the apple wallet and add it from there (press the plus button and follow instructions). sometimes visa doesnt work so use an apple pay method if possible
@@NinjaMonkeyguy Thank you so much. Keep doing the great videos, they're great for planning our month in Japan, March 24!
Do you need purgasse two cards or you can use the same one for two person at the same time?
Each person needs their own if it’s specifically for train / bus travel
Can you get a Suica card outside of Tokyo too? If not, can you at least use it outside of Tokyo?
Yes you can
@@NinjaMonkeyguyスイカとは別名称のカードを作ることが出来ます!例えば、大阪だったらICOCAです!地域によってカードの名前が変わります!Suicaが良いなら関東圏で作ることをおすすめします!
Yea this is correct but as the majority of people start their trip in Tokyo.. pasimo and toica are also good options
JR staff told me not to add Suica to apple wallet or Suica app. She said it doesn’t work properly 😂
She said “Physical card better 👍”
Haha.. I can assure it works properly, this is very bizzare of they said that.. ignore,… I do agree the Suica app is redundant though unless you need to figure out your Suica ID to link it online
Do they charge for the physical card?
The normal suica card includes a deposit that you can get back
Is there any Suica card for kids available?
Yes you can get one for under 12 yo using their passport this gives reduced rates when using transit
@@NinjaMonkeyguy Sounds good! We are heading from Istanbul to Tokyo now. Already excited :)
I m in japan now . Where is can ı apply that ?
Follow the video JR EAST travel counters
Do you get it with a SIM card or that another one ?
Suica doesn’t have sim
I'm going to Tokyo by Narita on August, I hope I can get one at the airport
Prob the welcome version which is fine if you are staying 28 days or less.. if on iPhone get a digital version :)
Just get a icoca card from the ticket machine, instead of still requiring to fill in a form for suica
If you’re outside of Tokyo yes
Icoca is for people living in Osaka
In Tokyo we don't have that one.
Can that card allowed to used hotel bills
Depends on the hotel and how much because the limit is 20000 yen
I heard Pasmo Passport will be discontinued by August 2024, I wonder if they will release a new Pasmo IC for tourists.
im going to investigate
This would be really annoying if true.
@@TheScratchingKiwi pasmo passport is indeed discontinued but there are so many options there is no problem
what is the difference between 1000 and 2000 ??
just the amount of pre-loaded money
No option for Android phone?
Only if phone was bought in Japan
if your phone is lucky to have osaifu keitai, but otherwise no
The NFC frenquency is only for japanese cash cards, to 99% of the world don't need extra license unlocked. So you need a Android phone bought in Japan for unlock , or a very complicated flashed android phone with unlocked japanese kernel & os
I heard they are cheaper to get at some other places?
Shouldn’t be cheaper, remember this fee includes credit that you can use
I heard that suica card not in production since August 2023?
Back in this format as from 18 dec
do you need a japanese phone number? is the paper form in japanese or english? ??
nope only passport needed
They don't have em at Haneda Airport ?
not the normal suica, you can get welcome versions that last 28 days at the airport at the moment instead
@@NinjaMonkeyguy thank you, those will do 👍
How long is it valid ?
10 years
I m back to my country from Japan .. if it’s 10 years valid, can my relatives or friends who wish to travel to Japan , use it ?? Or it’s only for the person who purchased it
@@saraswatin3070 they can use it
So are standard Suica cards back? I'm flying into Haneda and don't want to get a Welcom Suica since I'm going to be there for more than 28 days and have read these cannot he reloaded. I also don't have an iPhone I have Samsung, so I can't get the electronic card.
as mentioned in the short at SPECIFIC stations and at the JR EAST TRAVEL CENTER (not the normal kiosk or ticket office)
My predicament pretty much! I'm trying to avoid Tokyo as much as possible!
Can't add the Suica card to iPhone using a foreign Visa card.
Check out this stream at ruclips.net/user/live_ci0IPVeeos?si=VqHrLATgv561XP8J 29:08 I explain some workarounds
Is the deposit refundable?
from the normal card yes .. but I still think if u have an iphone its best to try the digital version!
My suggestion: get a digital suica, save 20-45 mins of your life by avoiding going to the JR office to get a suica card.
Quite a lot of foreign credit cards don't work for that.
Not all foreign cards work. Unless you have jcb cards
android users cannot.
you can take this card in aeroport
multiple ic cards availble not just suica btw
I dont recommend the digital. Keep using the physical Suica card instead.
If you can get a digital suica and you can top up using your bank card it’s a game changer! No more topping up at the kiosk and a way to go “cashless” by paying more with Suica :)
@NinjaMonkeyguy that's a nice convenience. I just dont like depending everything on a phone. You lose your phone, thats it. Loading the Suica card on a station is not a hassle anyway :)
@martsmarts actually if anything happens to your digital suica it’s linked to your Apple ID and you can get it back, even from another device!
This is not true. If you ask for a Suica card in Ikebukuro they will send right back where you came in. I bet your video is a scam 😅😅😅
Nope.. this is 100% true and you Need to go to JR EAST TRAVEL COUNTER (where you get the jr pass) these are limited per day and may run out but are usually
restocked daily OFFICIAL INFO: www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/index.html .. I TRIED AND TESTED THIS MYSELF AT SHIBUYA and others have gone to the other stations, DO NOT go the regular ticket offices MUST be JR EAST TRAVEL CENTER at the Jr pass exchange counter
I got one at UENO station last week
@@saraswatin3070 did you fill out paper work? is it in english?
@@cstpa1 I think they just asked for my passport
Or just get a virtual one from your phone wallet?…
If on iPhone 💯
@@NinjaMonkeyguysux its not offered on Android, i dont know why. Im on iPhone myself but i dont understand its not on android
@@minimustang2197 it’s the chip iPhones use that mostly only android bought in Asia have but not outside of Asia
@@NinjaMonkeyguyhow to get it on iPhone, living in Australia, planning to travel to Japan 26 November 2024
@@pancyn5914 head to the wallet app on the iPhone and click on the top right plus (Add button) then go to Transit and choose Japan, once you choose your card and top it up using Apple Pay it will be good to go! good luck :)
Ok, can I get a translator tho?😂
ok
@@NinjaMonkeyguy I’ve already reserved my Shinkansen tickets through JREast. Can I pick them up at an electronic kiosk or do I have to go to their office. I’ll be picking them up in Narita Airport terminal 1.
Great short by the way, very informative