10 Season
153 Episode
Japan Railway Journal - Season 3 Episode 11 Prepaid E-money Cards: The Smart Way to Travel in Japan
15 million people commute in and out of Tokyo every day, and most of them now use prepaid e-money cards. Because one card can be recognized by multiple transport companies, the system has streamlined automated fare collection. A card's IC chip has an e-wallet function, and can store information such as boarding section and expiration dates on monthly passes; all of which can be verified in just 0.2 seconds. See how these cards and the technology behind them have transformed rail travel in Japan.
- Year: 2024
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
- Keyword: train, railroad, train travel, train station, railway history, railway, bullet trains, japanese train
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- Cast: Ryo Takagi