#IC card

Every guide tagged IC card, for a trip to Japan.

A ticket gate at a Japanese railway station with passengers tapping through

Getting around & the shinkansen Updated 29 July 2026

Suica, Pasmo and Japan's IC Cards Explained

The tap card that runs the country: what it covers beyond trains, the digital version that solved the card shortage, how to top up, and whether the regional cards differ.

A sleek shinkansen bullet train speeding past with Mount Fuji in the background in Japan

Getting around & the shinkansen Updated 16 April 2026

Getting Around Japan: JR Pass, Shinkansen and IC Cards

How Japan travel actually works: the shinkansen bullet trains, IC cards like Suica and Pasmo, the metro, and the honest math on whether the JR Pass is worth it for your trip.