New ticketing system for public transport in Tokyo
will start from the 18th of  March, 2007.


PASMO








PASMO is a rechargeable contactleess smart card
ticketing system for public transport to be introduced inTokyo
from March 18, 2007.

Pasmo is a development of the Passnet system used by
many NOT JR railway lines in the Tokyo region.
The system will offer interoperability with the JR SUICA system,
as well as integrate private bus companies into the existing
Passnet network. (from Wikipedia)

For more information about Pasmo, please click here.


SUICA









SUICA is a rechargeable contactless smart card and
it was introduced in 2001.
The card is usable currently in the Kanto region at
JR East stations near Sendai and Niigata, and in the Kinki
region on JR West. 
The card can also be used interchangeably with
JR West's ICOCA card in the Kansai region.

The card is also increasingly being accepted as a form
of electronic money for purchases at stores and kiosks
within train stations.

Suica stands for 'Super Urban Intelligent CArd'.
An additional meaning comes from the expression
'sui sui', meaning 'smooth' and an abbreviation for 'card',
'ka' intended to highlight the smooth simplicity of using the
card compared with traditional train tickets. (from Wikipedia)


So from the 18th of March 2007, you can use either
PASMO or SUICA card for most of the transportation
in Tokyo.

However, many people already have Suica card which's
been around for over 6 years.  It might be easier just charge
Suica card and use it for JR or Subways or buses.

It is totally up to you which card you choose to use, but 
just remember that you cannot use both cards at the same time.
When you use 1 card, the other card shouldn't be in a same
pass case otherwise the automatic ticket wicket system 
can't pick which card to read!!

For more information about Suica, please click here.





Now, there is a tip for TOEI BUS.
You can use Pasmo or Suica for Toei Bus, if you purchase
Common Bus Card, you get a credit.








For 1,000 yen card, you pay 1,000 yen but  get
extra 100 yen credit.  If you purchase 3,000 yen card,
you get extra 360 yen, and if you purchase 5,000 yen card,
you get 850 yen extra!

There are individual rules and conditions with each card,
so please read them carefully and choose your favorite card!


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