Get a Suica or Pasmo on arrival

Get a Suica/Pasmo (or Welcome Suica for tourists: no deposit, no refund, valid 4 weeks; Welcome Suica Mobile on iPhone valid 180 days). Works on trains, buses, konbini and vending machines.

Type

Hack

Category

Transport

Place

Japan-wide

Saving

no ¥130 tickets

For

tourist

Posted

Jun 23, 2026

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@JapanTripCalc ↗

What the sources say

japan-guide confirms Welcome Suica terms. The "¥130 tickets" figure in the original is outdated/unchecked — dropped from the fix. JR East site blocks plain requests.

確認済 Confirmed. The original author plus at least one other independent source back it.

Also confirmed by

• japan-guide.com ↗

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