TOICA
Contactless smart card used in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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TOICA (トイカ, Toika) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network which was introduced in the Chūkyō Area (Greater Nagoya) of Japan on November 25, 2006. The name is an acronym for Tōkai IC Card.[2] Like JR East's Suica or JR West's ICOCA, the card uses RFID technology developed by Sony known as FeliCa.[3][4]
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Location | Usable nationwide Distributed in the Tōkai region (including Chūbu and the Greater Nagoya Area) |
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Launched | July 28, 2006 |
Technology | |
Manager | JR Central |
Currency | Japanese yen (¥20,000 maximum load) |
Stored-value | Pay as you go |
Credit expiry | None[1] |
Retailed |
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Website | toica |
A year after launch, in December 2007, 350,000 cards had been issued. By Spring 2023, 3.27 million cards had been issued. In the Nagoya area, 50% of riders (and 70% of commuter pass holders) use the card.[5]
Since 2013, it has been part of Japan's Nationwide Mutual Usage Service, allowing it to be used in major cities across the country.[6]